Relations between nutritional condition and survival of North American elk Cervus elaphus

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-80

  Bender, Louis C ^a   Cook, John G ^b   Cook, Rachel C ^b   Hall, P Briggs ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause specific mortality; Cervus elaphus; Condition; Elk; Ingesta free body fat; Mortality; Nutrition; Nutritional condition; Survival

Indexed keywords

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 43049092630     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2008)14[70:RBNCAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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