Space use, habitat selection and activity patterns of female sardinian mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) during the lambing season

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 589-595

  Ciuti, Simone ^a   Pipia, Anna ^a   Grignolio, Stefano ^a   Ghiandai, Fabio ^a   Apollonio, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female productivity; Ovis; Predator avoidance; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894902631     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0279-y     Document Type: Article

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