Variation in mass and lactation among cohorts of white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-271

  Strickland, Bronson K ^a   Demarais, Stephen ^a   Gerard, Patrick D ^a,b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Cohort correlation; Cohort variation; Lactation; Mississippi; Odocoileus virginianus; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 47849098955     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2008)14[263:VIMALA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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