Combined effects of drought and density on body and antler size of male Iberian red deer Cervus elaphus hispanicus: Climate change implications

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-221

  Torres Porras, Jerónimo ^a   Carranza, Juan ^a   Pérez González, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Density; Drought; Game management; Global climate change; Iberian red deer

Indexed keywords

CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS;

EID: 68949099372     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/08-059     Document Type: Article

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