Evaluation of potential deer browsing impact on sunflower (Helianthus annus)

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 583-588

  Kamler, Jiří ^a,b   Homolka, Miloslav ^a   Cerkal, Radim ^b   Heroldová, Marta ^a   Krojerová Prokešová, Jarmila ^a   Barančeková, Miroslava ^a   Dvořák, Jan ^b   Vejražka, Karel ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c Agricultural Research Ltd   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Game damages; Oil crop; Wild herbivores; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889905755     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0273-4     Document Type: Article

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