Aversive responses of white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, to predator urines

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 767-777

  Swihart, Robert K ^a   Pignatello, Joseph J ^a   Mattina, Mary Jane I ^a  

^a Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

bobcat; browsing; Canis latrans; coyote; Lynx rufus; Odocoileus virginianus; predator urine; repellent; semiochemicals; Taxus cuspidata; Tsuga canadensis; white tailed deer; wildlife damage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011830744     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00994199     Document Type: Article

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