Sexual segregation in white-tailed deer: Density-dependent changes in use of space, habitat selection, and dietary niche

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1004-1020

  Kie, John G ^a   Terry Bowyer, R ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Habitat selection; Niche; Odocoileus virginianus; Population density; Sexual segregation; Social organization; South Texas; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0001735520     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383271     Document Type: Article

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