Early Development and Population Dynamics in Red Deer. I. Density-Dependent Effects on Juvenile Survival

1987/02/01 by T. H. Clutton-Brock, T. H. Clutton‐Brock, M. Major +3 · 351 citations
Environmental Science · #Animal science #Biology #Cervus elaphus #Demography #Density dependence #Ecology #Ecology and biodiversity studies #Juvenile #Population #Population density #Rangeland and Wildlife Management #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Zoology

paper · doi:10.2307/4799

published in Journal of Animal Ecology 56(1), 53 (Wiley)

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Abstract

T. H. Clutton-Brock, M. Major, S. D. Albon, F. E. Guinness, Early Development and Population Dynamics in Red Deer. I. Density-Dependent Effects on Juvenile Survival, Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 56, No. 1 (Feb., 1987), pp. 53-67

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