Individual variation in migratory and exploratory movements and habitat use by adult red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) in a mountainous temperate forest

Ecological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1005-1013

  Pépin, Dominique ^a   Adrados, Christophe ^b   Janeau, Georges ^a   Joachim, Jean ^a   Mann, Carole ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Exploratory behaviour; Habitat use; Large range movement; Red deer; Seasonal migration

Indexed keywords

DEER; GPS; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; MOVEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CEVENNES NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 50949105271     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0468-2     Document Type: Article

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