Key deer  (Odocoileus virginianus clavium)

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Glossary

Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Matriarchal: Of societies in which females dominate and descent is traced through the female line.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List 2003 (March, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. US Fish and Wildlife Service – multi-species recovery plan for South Florida (March, 2004)
    http://southeast.fws.gov/vbpdfs/species/mammals/kede.pdf
  3. US Fish and Wildlife Service– National Key Deer Refuge. Key deer Fact Sheet (March, 2004)
    http://apc.tamu.edu/keydeer/KDFacts.pdf
  4. US Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Endangered Species – Species Accounts: Key deer (March, 2004)
    http://endangered.fws.gov/i/a/saa09.html