Are faecal hormone levels linked to winter progression, diet quality and social rank in young ungulates ? An experiment with white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1591-1600

  Taillon, Joëlle ^a   Côté, Steeve D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Glucocorticoids; Social rank; Testosterone; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; DIET; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; FOOD QUALITY; HORMONE; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRITION; OVERWINTERING; SOCIAL STATUS; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 48349112628     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0588-2     Document Type: Article

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