Getting to the hart of the matter: Did antlers truly cause the extinction of the Irish elk?

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1397-1405

  O'Driscoll Worman, Cedric ^a   Kimbrell, Tristan ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; EXTINCTION RISK; GROWING SEASON; MODEL VALIDATION; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLEISTOCENE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 49649113364     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16608.x     Document Type: Article

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