Deer-vehicle collisions: Status of state monitoring activities and mitigation efforts

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 276-283

  Romin, Laura A ^a,b,c,d   Bissonette, John A ^a,e,f,g,h  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental Division   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^e National Biological Service   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

deer; highway mortality; mitigative techniques; Odocoileus spp.

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS;

DEER; MITIGATIVE TECHNIQUE; MORTALITY; ROAD KILL; VEHICLE COLLISION;

USA;

EID: 0029661014     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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