Resource selection and movements by female mule deer Odocoileus hemionus: Effects of reproductive stage

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 288-298

  Long, Ryan A ^a   Kie, John G ^a,b   Terry Bowyer, R ^a   Hurley, Mark A ^c  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage; GPScollars; Movement; Odocoileus hemionus; Resource selection; Risk of predation; Timing of parturition

Indexed keywords

ABIES; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 74549193941     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/09-003     Document Type: Article

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