Chinese privet and the feeding ecology of white-tailed deer: The role of an exotic plant

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1321-1329

  Stromayer, Karl A K ^a,b   Warren, Robert J ^a   Johnson, A Sydney ^a   Hale, Philip E ^a   Rogers, Carolyn L ^a,c   Tucker, Christopher L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^d Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese privet; Exotic plants; Feeding ecology; Ligustrum sinense; Nutrition; Odocoileus virginianus; Southeastern United States; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNGULATE;

CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD PARK; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

LIGUSTRUM SINENSE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0031727858     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3801997     Document Type: Article

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