Population abundance and early spring conditions determine variation in body mass of juvenile chamois

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1112-1117

  Garel, Mathieu ^a   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a,b,c   Jullien, Jean Michel ^e   Dubray, Dominique ^a   Maillard, Daniel ^a   Loison, Anne ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^e NONE

Author keywords

body mass; chamois; density dependence; French Alps; normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI); plant phenology; Rupicapra rupicapra

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY MASS; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; JUVENILE; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; RUMINANT; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING (SEASON);

ALPS; FRANCE;

RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

EID: 80054729077     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-056.1     Document Type: Article

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