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Disappearance Rates for Deer Pellets in the Southeast

1981; Wiley; Volume: 45; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/3807896

1937-2817

T. Bently Wigley, Mark K. Johnson,

Archaeology and Natural History

In xeric regions fecal pellets may last for years, and thus are useful for estimating relative population sizes and diets of herbivores (Eberhart and Van Etten 1956, Wallmo et al. 1962, Flinders and Crawford 1977). Data on survivorship of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) pellets in the mesic southeastern United States (Downing et al. 1965) are limited. The purpose of our study was to determine disappearance rates for fecal pellets of white-tailed deer in the Southeast, and to identify possible environmental correlates.