Influence of the kid on space use and habitat selection of female Alpine ibex

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 713-719

  Grignolio, Stefano ^a,c   Rossi, Iva ^a   Bertolotto, Elisa ^a   Bassano, Bruno ^b   Apollonio, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Gran Paradiso National Park ^*  (Italy)

^c Astrale GEIE Timesis   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine ibex; Capra ibex; Compositional analysis; Habitat selection; Italy; Parental care; Spatial use

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOENERGETICS; GOAT; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; JUVENILE; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; SPACE USE; WEANING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BOVIDAE; CAPRA IBEX; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 37549028980     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-675     Document Type: Article

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