The effects of winter severity and population density on body stores in the Iberian wild goat (Capra pyrenaica) in a highly seasonal mountain environment

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-55

  Serrano, Emmanuel ^a   Granados, Jose Enrique ^b   Sarasa, Mathieu ^c,g   González, Francisco Jose ^d   Fandos, Paulino ^e   Soriguer, Ramon C ^f   Pérez, Jesus M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Espacio Natural Sierra Nevada   (Spain)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d Laboratorio Prolab   (Spain)

^e EGMASA   (Spain)

^f DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body condition; Capra pyrenaica; Climatic conditions; Density dependence; Mass size residuals; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

CAPRA AEGAGRUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CAPRA PYRENAICA; CAPRINAE;

EID: 78751633705     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0398-5     Document Type: Article

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