Sika Deer Biology and Management of Native and Introduced Populations /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: McCullough, Dale R. (Editor), Takatsuki, Seiki (Editor), Kaji, Koichi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Zoology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Evolutionary Biology.

Sika deer, the graceful spotted deer of Japanese and Chinese art, originally were native to Asia from far-east Russia to Vietnam to the islands of Japan and Taiwan. They are widely raised in captivity to supply velvet antler for traditional medicine. They also were introduced to Europe, North Americ...