Dispersal in female white-tailed deer

Journal of Mammalogy
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Abstract

Seven of 35 yearling female white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in a migratory herd in northeastern Minnesota dispersed 18–168 km from natal ranges during late May through June. Dispersal as a proximate event appears voluntary and independent of deer density.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Dispersal in female white-tailed deer
Series title Journal of Mammalogy
DOI 10.2307/1382212
Volume 73
Issue 4
Year Published 1992
Language English
Publisher Oxford Academic
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description 4 p.
First page 891
Last page 894
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