Evaluation of shifts in white-tailed deer winter yards in the Adirondack region of New York

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 367-375

  Hurst, Jeremy E ^a,b   Porter, William F ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondack Mountains; Fidelity; Habitat; Home range; Odocoileus virginianus; Residential community; White tailed deer; Winter yards

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEER; ENERGETICS; FOOD; HABITAT QUALITY; MOVEMENT; SNOW; WINTER;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 39449098946     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-421     Document Type: Article

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