Body condition of radio-collared mule deer while injured and following recovery

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 164-167

  Bleich, Vernon C ^a   Stephenson, Thomas R ^a   Pierce, Becky M ^a   Warner, Morgan J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 33947612512     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2007)52[164:BCORMD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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