Movement behavior, dispersal, and the potential for localized management of deer in a suburban environment

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-256

  Porter, William F ^a   Underwood, H Brian ^a   Woodard, Jennifer L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Culling; Dispersal; Fidelity; Home range; Immigration; Localized management; Movement behavior; New York; Odocoileus virginianus; Suburban; Urban; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; CULLING; DEER; DISPERSAL; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION MODELING; SITE FIDELITY; SUBURBAN AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

IRONDEQUOIT; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 1942454213     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0247:MBDATP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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