Sika deer  (Cervus nippon)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Deciduous: a plant that sheds its leaves at the end of the growing season.
  • Hybridisation: cross-breeding with a different species.
  • Territory: area occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (November, 2002)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. British Deer Society Fact Sheet. (March, 2008)
    http://www.bds.org.uk/sika.html
  3. Macdonald, D.W. and Tattersall, F.T. (2001) Britain's mammals- the challenge for conservation.The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Oxford University, Oxford. Available at: http://www.wildcru.org
  4. The Invasive Alien Species project. Fact Sheet: Cervus nippon nippon. (March, 2008)
    http://138.253.199.114/IAAP%20Web/IAAPwebsite/FactSheet/Sika.doc
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