Examining hypotheses about feeding strategies of white-tailed deer
Abstract
A study was carried out to determine whether the forage abundance hypothesis or the selective quality hypothesis could explain the feeding strategies of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge in Haywood County at the Ames Plantation in Fayette and Hardeman counties, Tennessee. The study was conducted from autumn 1983 to summer 1986. Overall, the data support the selective quality hypothesis as a more appropriate model of feeding strategies for white-tailed deer.
Publication Title
NCASI Technical Bulletin
Recommended Citation
Weckerly, F., & Kennedy, M. (1999). Examining hypotheses about feeding strategies of white-tailed deer. NCASI Technical Bulletin, 2 (781), 564. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/17436
