Seasonal and daily walking activity patterns of free-ranging adult red deer (Cervus elaphus) at the individual level

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 479-486

  Pépin, Dominique ^a   Morellet, Nicolas ^a   Goulard, Michel ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Generalised additive model; Locomotion cost; Rhythm; Sex; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894906999     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0267-2     Document Type: Article

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