Direct versus indirect effects of social rank, maternal weight, body condition and age on milk production in Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus)

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-84

  Landete Castillejos, Tomás ^a,b   Ceacero, Francisco ^a,b   García, Andrés J ^a,b   Estevez, Jose A ^a,b   Gallego, Laureano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lactation; Parental investment; Path analysis

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS; MAMMALIA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 77949899646     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029909990392     Document Type: Article

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