Fetal sex ratios in southwestern montana elk

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 639-646

  Cunningham, Julie A ^a   Hamlin, Kenneth L ^a   Lemke, Thomas O ^a  

^a WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elk; Fetus; Sex ratio; TriversWillard; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DEER; DROUGHT; FAT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION MODELING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREGNANCY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 77749283538     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-010     Document Type: Article

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