Effects of joint space use and group membership on contact rates among white-tailed deer

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 155-163

  Schauber, Eric M ^a   Storm, Daniel J ^a,b   Nielsen, Clayton K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact rate; Disease; Global Positioning System; Home range; Illinois; Odocoileus virginianus; Social behavior; Space use; Transmission; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GPS; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPACE USE;

CARBONDALE; ILLINOIS; JACKSON COUNTY [ILLINOIS]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 34248197962     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-546     Document Type: Article

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