Daily responses of mouflon (Ovis gmelini musimon × Ovis sp.) activity to summer climatic conditions

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 765-773

  Bourgoin, G ^a,b,c   Garel, M ^d   Blanchard, P ^e   Dubray, D ^d   Maillard, D ^d   Gaillard, J M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

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

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; DROUGHT; HERBIVORE; MONITORING; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION GROWTH; RANGE SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SHEEP; SUMMER; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WIND VELOCITY;

OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; OVIS GMELINI; OVIS SP.; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80052286643     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z11-046     Document Type: Article

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