No evidence of juvenile body mass affecting dispersal in male red deer

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-91

  Loe, L E ^a   Mysterud, A ^a   Veiberg, V ^a,b   Langvatn, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body condition; Body mass; Condition dependence; Emigration; Large herbivores; Ruminants; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BODY MASS; CONDITION FACTOR; DEER; DISPERSAL; EMIGRATION; HERBIVORE; JUVENILE; POPULATION GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

NORWAY;

BOVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 73349090871     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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