Feedback effects of chronic browsing on life-history traits of a large herbivore

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 678-686

  Anouk Simard, M ^a   Côté, Steeve D ^a   Weladji, Robert B ^a   Huot, Jean ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass; Long term browsing; Phenotypic plasticity; Population dynamics; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

BODY MASS; BROWSING; DEER; DIET; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; HERBIVORE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITTER SIZE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEASON;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; NITROGEN; OVULATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; RUMEN; SEASONS;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 44849124319     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01374.x     Document Type: Article

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