Density-dependent recruitment patterns in white-tailed deer

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 222-232

  Keyser, Patrick D ^a,c   Guynn Jr , David C ^b   Hill Jr , Hoke S ^b  

^a MeadWestvaco Corporation   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MeadWestvaco's Forestry Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Density dependence; Odocoileus virginianus; Populations; Recruitment; Reproduction; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HARVESTING; POPULATION MODELING; RECRUITMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 22244456427     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[222:DRPIWD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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