A review of the population dynamics of mule deer and black-tailed deer Odocoileus hemionus in North America

Mammal Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 292-308

  Forrester, Tavis D ^a   Wittmer, Heiko U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alternate prey; Bottom up top down; Carrying capacity; Predation forage interactions; Weather effects

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; DEER; FECUNDITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PARAMETERIZATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84883515830     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mam.12002     Document Type: Review

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