Predation and survival of white-tailed deer fawns in northcentral New Brunswick

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 574-579

  Ballard, Warren B ^a,d   Whitlaw, Heather A ^a   Young, Steven J ^b   Jenkins, Roger A ^c   Forbes, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Fraser Papers Inc   (Canada)

^c New Brunswick Dept Nat Rsrc Ener   (Canada)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Canis latrans; Coyote; Fawn; Mortality; Odocoileus virginianus; Predation; Survival; Ursus amecicanus; White tailed deer; Winter severity

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

CANID LUPUS; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVIDAE; FELIS; FELIS RUFUS; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0032958108     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802645     Document Type: Article

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