Relative effect of food supplementation and natural resources on female red deer distribution in a Mediterranean ecosystem

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1701-1708

  Préz González, Javier ^a   Barbosa, A Mrcia ^b,c   Carranza, Juan ^d   Torres Porras, Jernimo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b University of Vora   (Portugal)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; environmental resources; female aggregation; mating system; Mediterranean ecosystems; spatial analyses

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; DEER; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HAREM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEADOW; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RUTTING; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SPAIN;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS;

EID: 78149437440     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-130     Document Type: Article

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