Herbivore body condition response in altered environments: Mule deer and habitat management

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Bergman, Eric J ^a   Doherty, Paul F ^b   Bishop, Chad J ^a   Wolfe, Lisa L ^a   Banulis, Bradley A ^c  

^a Mammals Research Section Colorado Parks and Wildlife   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Terrestrial Programs Colorado Parks and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE; THYROID HORMONE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY FAT; CHEST GIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HIND FOOT LENGTH; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; MULE DEER; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; SPECIES HABITAT; WINTER; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; HERBIVORY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; HERBIVORY; MALE; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 84906972025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106374     Document Type: Article

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