Seasonal changes in sexual size dimorphism in northern chamois

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 284, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-264

  Rughetti, M ^a,b   Festa Bianchet, M ^b  

^a Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body weight; Reproductive strategy; Rupicapra rupicapra

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FAT; MORTALITY; MUSCLE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RUMINANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

MAMMALIA; RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; UNGULATA;

EID: 79960536913     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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