Effects of landscape and land-ownership patterns on deer movements in a suburban community

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 227-234

  Kilpatrick, Howard J ^a   Labonte, Andrew M ^a   Barclay, John S ^b  

^a Wildlife Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Home range; Hunt season; Land ownership patterns; Landscapes; Odocoileus virginianus; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEER; HOME RANGE; HUNTING; LANDOWNER; LANDOWNERSHIP; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MOBILITY; ROADKILL; SUBURBAN AREA;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84856298457     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.48     Document Type: Article

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