vegetation types, food habits of deer, statewide deer population data, 

 and recommendations for land use management are discussed. (H.D.) 



Keywords: white-tailed deer, habitat, food preference, freshwater marshes, 

 Florida 



V-C-16 



Harlow, R.F., and F.K. Jones, Jr. 1965. The white-tailed deer in Florida. 



Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Technical Bulletin No. 9. 



240 pp. 



This report attempts to review the many investigations conducted in 

 Florida to date concerning white-tailed deer. The effect that these 

 studies have had on the formulation of herd management policies is 

 examined. 



History, range characteristics, physical characteristics, deer herd 

 dynamics, food habits, reproduction, diseases and parasites, management, 

 exotic trees and shrubs, capture methods, census methods, radio 

 telemetry, and economics are discussed. (H.D.) 



Keywords: white-tailed deer, food habits, Florida 



V-C-17 



Payne, N.F. 1975. Range extension of the marsh rabbit in Virginia. 

 Chesapeake Science 16:77-78. 



A study of rabbits was conducted during the fall of 1962 and 1963 

 and the winter of 1963 on Hog Island State Waterfowl Refuge, located 

 in the James River, Surry County, Virginia. 



Extensive mud flats are exposed between the island and the mainland 

 during low tide. The island contains 850 hectares, most of which was 

 cultivated to accommodate migrating ducks and geese. 



Marsh rabbits and cottontails were handled. Of 32 rabbits tagged and 

 released, 15 (46.9 percent) were retrapped. The sex ratio of all marsh 

 rabbits handled was essentially 1:1. 



The average movement of marsh rabbits between captures, as determined 

 from trap spacing, was substantially less than that of cottontails on 

 Hog Island. Marsh rabbits have short legs and an awkward gait. There- 

 fore, marsh rabbits might be reluctant to travel far. Perhaps for this 

 reason, the number of days between captures was higher for marsh rabbits 



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