Habitat and population status of desert mule deer in Mexico

Zeitschrift fur Jagdwissenschaft

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-24

  Martinez Munoz A ^a   Hewitt, D G ^b   Valenzuela, S ^c   Uvalle, J I ^a   Estrada, A E ^a   Avendano J J ^a   Aranda, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

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

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan Desert; Desert mule deer; Mexico; Odocoileus hemionus crooki; Overgrazing; Range condition; Range trend

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS CROOKI;

EID: 0037351904     PISSN: 00442887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02192010     Document Type: Article

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