Home-range fidelity and the effect of supplemental feeding on contact rates between white-tailed deer in southern Illinois

White-tailed deer (Odocoileous virginianus) are an important game animal and provide intrinsic value to many people. However, disease has become of great concern within white-tailed deer populations. Frequency of contract drives the establishment and spread of infectious diseases among susceptible h...

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Main Author: Rustand, Matthew Clifton
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2010
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/227
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=theses