Even mortality patterns of the two sexes in a polygynous, near-monomorphic species: Is there a flaw?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-386

  Bocci, A ^a   Canavese, G ^b   Lovari, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcasses; Chamois; Live counts; Polygyny; Rupicapra rupicapra; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; GOAT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; POLYGYNY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SURVIVORSHIP;

ALPS; ITALY; MARITIME ALPS; WESTERN ALPS;

RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

EID: 77952494337     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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