Documentation of Missouri white-tailed deer chronoclines| Implications for archaeology, paleoecology, and conservation biology

<p> Multiple ecological factors (e.g., Bergmann&rsquo;s rule, competition, food quality and quantity) can be responsible for changes in animal body size over time. White-tailed deer <i>(Odocoileus virginianus)</i> serve as an ideal candidate for studying these variables due to...

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Main Author: Swaim, Abby
Language:EN
Published: University of Missouri - Columbia 2016
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