Bed-site characteristics of pronghorn fawns

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1134-1141

  Canon, S Kemble ^a,b   Bryant, Fred C ^a,c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

American pronghorn; Antilocapra americana; Bedding habitat; Behavior; Fawning habitat; Predation; Pronghorn; Rangeland; Survival; Trans Pecos Region; Vegetation; West Texas

Indexed keywords

BEDDING SITE; MICROHABITAT; PRONGHORN;

TEXAS; TRANS-PECOS REGION; USA;

ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA;

EID: 0031431494     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802111     Document Type: Article

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