MULE AND BLACK-TAILED DEER OF NORTH AMERICA: A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE BOOK. Compiled and edited by Olof C. Wallmo.

1981 1st edition. 4to (205 x 260mm). Ppxviii,605. B/w photographs and illustrations, maps, bibliography. Brown cloth-backed boards, spoine titled in gilt.

"Because mule and black-tailed deer are of such great aesthetic interest and recreational, economic, and ecological value to the public, management of them is essential. ...This book was prepared to provide a new, definitive base for understanding and managing mule and black-tailed deer populiatons and their habitats, bringing together the most pertinent research findings, management experiences, and insights about these interesting and valuable animals". Chapters include - mule and black-tailed deer distribution and habitats; morphological and phyiological characteristics; nutrition and metabolism; diseases; behaviour; adaptive strategies in mule deer; trends in populations and harvests; limiting factors and population regulation; assessing populations; desert and chaparrel habitats; rocky mountain and intermountain habitats; coniferous forest habitats; plains habitats; interspecific habitats; conflicts with civilization; management challenges and opportunities.