Experimental evidence for density-dependence of home-range size in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.): A comparison of two long-term studies

Oecologia

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 478-485

  Kjellander, P ^a,b   Hewison, A J M ^b   Liberg, O ^a   Angibault, J M ^b   Bideau, E ^b   Cargnelutti, B ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Seasonal home range; Social system; Territoriality; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

DEER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HOME RANGE; POPULATION DENSITY; TERRITORIALITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; TELEMETRY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DEER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; TELEMETRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WESTERN EUROPE;

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 4544334408     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1529-z     Document Type: Article

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