Is social learning an important influence on foraging behavior in white-tailed deer?

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 611-621

  Spalinger, D E ^a,c   Cooper, S M ^a   Martin, D J ^b   Shipley, L A ^a,d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bite size; Diet selection; Food preference; Foraging; Foraging efficiency; Hand reared animals; Innate behavior; Intake rate; Learning; Odocoileus virginianus; Ungulates; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0030880451     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802169     Document Type: Article

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