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European Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Abstract

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology, including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology, habitat, diet, mortality, and behavior. The economic significance and management of mammals and future challenges for research and conservation are addressed as well. The chapter includes a distribution map, a photograph of the animal, and a list of key literature.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Csányi S. (Szent István University, Godollo, Hungary), Lang J. (Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany), Lemaître J.-F. (University of Lyon 1, France), Meneguz P.G. (University of Turin, Italy), Ramanzin M. (University of Padua, Italy), Sorensen C. (CIC, Budapest, Hungary), Tizzani P. (World Organization for Animal Health, Paris, France), Zlatanovic-Milośević S. (University of Kragujevac, Serbia) for sharing with us their unpublished morphometric data. Robin M.A. Gill (Forestry Commission, Farnham, United Kingdom) kindly reviewed some sections of the chapter.

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    Rita Lorenzini

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    Mark Hewison, Nicolas Morellet & Hélène Verheyden

  3. Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5558, Université de Lyon, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Lyon, France

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  1. Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Managment, University of Natural Resources and Life, Wien, Austria

    Klaus Hackländer

  2. Säugetiersammlung, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Wien, Austria

    Frank E. Zachos

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  1. Mammal Collection, Natural History Museum Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Frank E. Zachos

  2. Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Frank E. Zachos

  3. Department of Genetics, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

    Frank E. Zachos

  4. Chair of Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Luca Corlatti

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Lorenzini, R. et al. (2022). European Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E. (eds) Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_25-1

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