Nutrition integrates environmental responses of ungulates

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-69

  Parker, Katherine L ^a   Barboza, Perry S ^b   Gillingham, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Body fat; Body protein; Energetics; Nutritional ecology

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY CONDITION; DEER; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAT; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRITION; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; RANGIFER; UNGULATA;

EID: 58349087863     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01528.x     Document Type: Review

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