Habitat selection by neonatal black-tailed deer: Climate, forage, or risk of predation?

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 415-425

  Bowyer, R Terry ^a   Kie, John G ^b,c   Van Ballenberghe, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Black tailed deer; California; Climate; Forage; Habitat selection; Hider follower behavior; Neonates; Odocoileus hemionus columbianus; Predation

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 0001191395     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382972     Document Type: Article

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