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FROM more than a hundred liberations, between 1851 and 1923, red deer have spread into the majority of forested areas in New Zealand. In the present communication autumn fawn/hind ratios in New Zealand are compared between five different areas and within each area on two successive years, 1952 and 1953.
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RINEY, T. Differences in Proportion of Fawns to Hinds in Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) from Several New Zealand Environments. Nature 177, 488–489 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177488a0
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