Influence of Drought on Diets and Numbers of Desert Deer
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The Journal of Wildlife Management
- Vol. 40 (1) , 140-144
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3800168
Abstract
A year-long drought in SE Arizona [USA] caused an apparent decline in a local mule (Odocoileus hemionus) and white-tailed deer (O. virginianus) population. With normal rainfall before the spring of 1970, deer fed primarily on preferred deciduous shrubs such as kidney-wood (Eysenhardtia polystachya), fairy-duster (Calliandra eriophylla) and range ratany (Krameria parvifolia). During the drought period deer utilized evergreen and drought-resistant species. The hot, dry season (April-June) appears to be the most critical period of the year for deer herds in the desert southwest.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- An Index of Winter Weather Severity for Northern DeerThe Journal of Wildlife Management, 1968
- Microscopic Analysis of Faeces, a Technique for Ascertaining the Diet of Herbivorous , MammalsAustralian Journal of Biological Sciences, 1961