Habitat use by female western roe deer (Capreolus capreolus): Influence of resource availability on habitat selection in two contrasting years

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1052-1062

  Pellerin, M ^a,b   Calenge, C ^b   Said S ^b   Gaillard, J M ^c   Fritz, H ^c   Duncan, P ^d   van Laere, G ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

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

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEMALE; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORE; HOME RANGE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; NONPROPORTIONAL; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; ROE DEER; SIMILAR PATTERN; TEMPORAL CHANGE;

OCEAN HABITATS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 78649310504     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-070     Document Type: Article

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