Age and condition of deer killed by coyotes in Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1894-1898

  Patterson, Brent R ^a,b   Messier, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

MORTALITY; PREDATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGE; BODY CONDITION; DEER; MORTALITY; PREDATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS LATRANS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342290167     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-189     Document Type: Article

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