BLACK SAGEBRUSH - MULE DEER WINTER PREFERENCE AND MONOTERPENOID CONTENT

被引:6
作者
BEHAN, B
WELCH, BL
机构
[1] COLORADO STATE UNIV, DEPT RANGE SCI, FT COLLINS, CO 80523 USA
[2] US FOREST SERV, INTERMT FOREST & RANGE EXPT STN, SHRUB SCI LAB, PROVO, UT 84601 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF RANGE MANAGEMENT | 1985年 / 38卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.2307/3898986
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
Wintering mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) preference was determined for 7 accessions of black sagebrush (Artemisia nova) grown on a common garden. Preference as expressed as percentage of current annual growth eaten varied from 0.0 to 82.7%. An accession called Pine Valley Ridge was significantly preferred by the deer over the other 6 accessions. We also attempted to relate monoterpenoid content to preference. We found no significant relationship between the two.
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