Partial migration in roe deer: Migratory and resident tactics are end points of a behavioural gradient determined by ecological factors

Oikos

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1790-1802

  Cagnacci, Francesca ^a   Focardi, Stefano ^c   Heurich, Marco ^d   Stache, Anja ^d   Hewison, A J Mark ^e   Morellet, Nicolas ^e   Kjellander, Petter ^f   Linnell, John D C ^g   Mysterud, Atle ^h   Neteler, Markus ^a   Delucchi, Luca ^a   Ossi, Federico ^a,b   Urbano, Ferdinando ⁱ  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^d BAVARIAN FOREST NATIONAL PARK   (Germany)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

^f SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^g NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

ⁱ NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GPS; HABITAT USE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOVEMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONALITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 82455166968     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19441.x     Document Type: Article

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