Tracking of white-tailed deer migration by global positioning system

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 505-510

  Nelson, Michael E ^a   Mech, L David ^a,b   Frame, Paul F ^b,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deer; GPS tracking; Migration; Movements; Odocoileus virginianus; Radiotracking; Travel

Indexed keywords

GPS; MAMMAL; MIGRATION; TRACKING; UNGULATE;

CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 2642546693     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BOS-120     Document Type: Article

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