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Population dynamics of deer: Study of deer herd reveals internal parasites and starvation are most important factors contributing to mortality of deer
Author
William M. LonghurstAuthor Affiliations
William M. Longhurst is Associate Specialist, Field Station Administration, Hopland Field Station.Publication Information
Hilgardia 10(7):9-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v010n07p9. July 1956.
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Abstract
Natural causes—starvation, accidents, internal parasites, diseases, and predation—accounted for 47% of the losses observed in a population of Columbian black-tailed deer, studied on the Hopland Field Station of the University of California.
Longhurst W. 1956. Population dynamics of deer: Study of deer herd reveals internal parasites and starvation are most important factors contributing to mortality of deer. Hilgardia 10(7):9-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v010n07p9
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