Sex-specific growth in alpine chamois

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 954-960

  Mathieu, Garel ^a,b   Anne, Loison ^c   Jullien, Jean Michel ^b   Dominique, Dubray ^b   Daniel, Maillard ^b   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Bauges; Carcass mass; French alps; Life history tactic; Monomolecular model; Rupicapra rupicapra; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GROWTH MODELING; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RUMINANT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ALPS; FRANCE;

ANIMALIA; RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

EID: 77950795831     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-287.1     Document Type: Article

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