Regional and seasonal patterns of nutritional condition and reproduction in elk

Wildlife Monographs

Volumn , Issue 184, 2013, Pages 1-45

  Cook, Rachel C ^a   Cook, John G ^a   Vales, David J ^b   Johnson, Bruce K ^c   McCorquodale, Scott M ^d   Shipley, Lisa A ^e   Riggs, Robert A ^f   Irwin, Larry L ^a   Murphie, Shannon L ^d,f   Murphie, Bryan L ^d   Schoenecker, Kathryn A ^g   Geyer, Frank ^h   Hall, P Briggs ^d,f   Spencer, Rocky D ^d   Immell, Dave A ^c   Jackson, Dewaine H ^c   Tiller, Brett L ⁱ   Miller, Patrick J ^d   Schmitz, Lowell ^j  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b Muckleshoot Indian Tribe   (United States)

^c OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Building C ^*  (United States)

^g FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^h Quileute Indian Tribe   (United States)

ⁱ Environmental Assessment Services   (United States)

^j South Dakota Game   (United States)

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Author keywords

body condition scoring; body fat; Cervus elaphus; elk; nutritional condition; nutritional limitations; pregnancy; productivity; reproduction; rump fat; summer convergence hypothesis; ultrasonography; winter

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI; CERVUS ELAPHUS ROOSEVELTI;

EID: 84887182294     PISSN: 00840173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/wmon.1008     Document Type: Article

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