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Food Habits of White-Tailed Deer in South Texas
Author
Chamrad, A. D.
Box, T. W.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1968-05-01
Body

White-tailed deer were primarily grazers, rather than browsers, during the winter-spring periods of 1963, 1964, and 1965, in South Texas. There were only minor differences in distribution of major forage classes in deer diets from distinct range site groups, but major differences existed in species composition of diets in relation to site. Complexity of diet reduced the importance of any one or several species in the diet. Among high priority forage species, perennials were more important than annuals. Deer food habits varied according to availability and phenology of range vegetation, and were further modified by forage preferences. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3896137
Additional Information
Chamrad, A. D., & Box, T. W. (1968). Food habits of white-tailed deer in south Texas. Journal of Range Management, 21(3), 158-164.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/647799
Journal Volume
21
Journal Number
3
Journal Pages
158-164
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
Grazers
Browsers
forage classes
Diet Complexity
Sinton
Rument Analyses
Preference Ratings
food habits
availability
perennials
Range Vegetation
forage preferences
plant communities
range sites
Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation Refuge
multiple use
south Texas
phenology
white-tailed deer
grass
distribution
Odocoileus virginianus