A 3-decade dearth of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in a wolf (Canis lupus)-dominated ecosystem

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 373-382

  Nelson, Michael E ^a,b   Mech, L David ^a,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; MAMMAL; MIGRATION; PREDATION; RECOLONIZATION; REGENERATION;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 33646233189     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)155[373:ADDODO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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