Juvenile-to-adult antler development in white-tailed deer in south Texas

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1109-1113

  Koerth, Ben H ^a   Kroll, James C ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antler development; Odocoileus virginianus; Texas; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DEER; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MATURATION; SIZE AT MATURITY;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 48249132477     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-252     Document Type: Article

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