Survival and cause-specific mortality of mature male white-tailed deer

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 555-558

  Webb, Stephen L ^a,c   Hewitt, David G ^a   Hellickson, Mickey W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b King Ranch   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Mortality; Odocoileus virginianus; Survival; Texas; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEER; HARVESTING; MALE; MATURATION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RUTTING; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 38849203301     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-189     Document Type: Article

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