Effects of spring-summer temperature on body mass of chamois

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1301-1307

  Rughetti, Marco ^a   Festa Bianchet, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

body mass; Rupicapra rupicapra; temperature; weather; yearlings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RUMINANT; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WILD POPULATION;

ALPS;

EID: 84867761083     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-402.1     Document Type: Article

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