Relationships between nutritional condition of adult females and relative carrying capacity for rocky mountain Elk

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-152

  Piasecke, Jessica R ^a   Bender, Louis C ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Cervus elaphus nelsoni; Ecological carrying capacity; Habitat; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; DEER; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FAT RESERVE; FEMALE; HABITAT QUALITY; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; REPRODUCTION;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI;

EID: 66949149755     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-020.1     Document Type: Article

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