The spatial scale of habitat selection by red deer

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1337-1345

  Schaefer, James A ^a   Morellet, Nicolas ^b   Pépin, Dominique ^b   Verheyden, Hélène ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; DEER; GEOSTATISTICS; GPS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 57349122576     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-122     Document Type: Article

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