Enhancing the perceived threat of vehicle approach to deer

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-135

  Blackwell, Bradley F ^a   Seamans, Thomas W ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deer vision; Deer vehicle collisions; Flight initiation distance; Odocoileus virginianus; Vehicle based lighting; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; GROUP SIZE; INJURY; ROADKILL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 58449104763     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-014     Document Type: Article

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