Compensatory growth limits opportunities for artificial selection in alpine chamois

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1024-1029

  Rughetti, Marco ^a   Festa Bianchet, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

body mass; chamois; compensatory growth; horn length; Rupicapra rupicapra; selective hunting; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BODY MASS; COMPENSATION; GOAT; HORN; HUNTING; MATING SUCCESS; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; UNGULATA;

EID: 77953928710     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-335     Document Type: Article

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