Ecological aspects of growth, reproduction and mortality in female red deer
Red deer, Cervus elaphus, inhabitating the bleak moors at Glen Feshie (Invernesshire), had slow growth rates, and hinds did not attain maximum body weight and condition before six years of age. Skeletal growth, as measured by jaw length, continued to slowly increase throughout life, whereas body wei...
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University of East Anglia
1983
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.347837 |