Selection of mature growth stages of coniferous browse in temperate forests by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 269-274

  Swihart, Robert K ^a   Picone, Peter M ^b  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^b Sessions Woods Wildl Mgmt Area ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; CONIFER; DEER; FOOD PREFERENCE; STAGE DEPENDENT SELECTION;

ARTIODACTYLA; CERVIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031777249     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1998)139[0269:SOMGSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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