Are feeding preferences of white-tailed deer related to plant constituents?

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 913-918

  Dostaler, Simon ^a   Ouellet, Jean Pierre ^a   Therrien, Jean François ^b   Côté, Steeve D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding preferences; Fibers; Forage; Nutrition; Odocoileus virginianus; Protein; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; CAPTIVE POPULATION; DEER; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SELECTION; FORAGE; GROWING SEASON; HERBIVORE; NITROGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTEIN; REGENERATION;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 79957597793     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.118     Document Type: Article

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