Ranging behaviour of translocated roe deer in a Mediterranean habitat: Seasonal and altitudinal influences on home range size and patterns of range use

Mammalia

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-94

  Carvalho, Pedro ^a   Nogueira, António J A ^a   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a   Fonseca, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Home range; Mediterranean habitat; Radio tracking; Reintroduction; Roe deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; HABITAT USE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RANGE SIZE; REINTRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACKING; TRANSLOCATION;

CASTELO BRANCO [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SERRA DA GARDUNHA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 46049106949     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2008.019     Document Type: Article

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