Effect of population demographics and social pressures on white-tailed deer dispersal ecology

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1293-1301

  Shaw, Jonathan C ^a   Lancia, Richard A ^a   Conner, Mark C ^b   Rosenberry, Christopher S ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chesapeake Farms   (United States)

^c Pennsylvania Game Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chesapeake Farms; Dispersal; Dispersal mechanism; Emigration; Immigration; Maryland; Odocoileus virginianus; Quality deer management; Social pressures; Survival; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISPERSAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMIGRATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 33845397719     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1293:EOPDAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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