Aggressive behavior of white-tailed deer at concentrated food sites as affected by population density

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1401-1408

  Donohue, Robin N ^a,d   Hewitt, David G ^a   Fulbright, Timothy E ^a   Deyoung, Charles A ^a   Litt, Andrea R ^b   Draeger, Don A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Comanche Ranch ^*  (United States)

^d Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex   (United States)

Author keywords

aggressive behavior; dominance; Odocoileus virginianus; population density; South Texas; white tailed deer

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEER; DOMINANCE; FOOD; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84883462445     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.606     Document Type: Article

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