Reduced horn size in two wild trophy-hunted species of Caprinae

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-112

  Pérez, Jesús M ^a   Serrano, Emmanuel ^b   González Candela, Mónica ^c   León Vizcaino, Luis ^c   Barberá, Gonzalo G ^d   Simón, Miguel A De ^e   Fandos, Paulino ^f   Granados, José E ^g   Soriguer, Ramón C ^h   Festa Bianchet, Marco ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^e EGMASA ^*  (Spain)

^f EGMASA   (Spain)

^g Espacio Natural Sierra Nevada   (Spain)

^h DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammotragus lervia; aoudad; Capra pyrenaica; game management; horn size; Iberian wild goat; population density; sarcoptidosis; trophy harvest

Indexed keywords

AMMOTRAGUS LERVIA; ANIMALIA; CAPRA AEGAGRUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CAPRA PYRENAICA; CAPRINAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 79956088559     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/09-102     Document Type: Article

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