Behavioral changes, stress, and survival following reintroduction of persian fallow deer from two breeding facilities

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1026-1035

  Zidon, Royi ^a   Saltz, David ^b   Shore, Laurence S ^c   Motro, Uzi ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Vet Services and Animal Health   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conducta; Corticoesterona; Dama mesopotamica; Estr s; Gamo persa; Reintroducci n

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CAPTIVE POPULATION; DEER; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DEER; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; DEER; FEMALE; MALE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; DAMA MESOPOTAMICA; PERSA;

EID: 67650409997     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01163.x     Document Type: Article

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