Factors influencing the location of deer-vehicle accidents in Iowa

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 707-713

  Hubbard, Michael W ^a,b   Danielson, Brent J ^a   Schmitz, Richard A ^a,c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident; Geographic information system; GIS; Highway; Landscape; Odocoileus virginianus; Vehicle; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; LANES; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0033945303     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802740     Document Type: Article

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