The hybridisation of red deer and Sitka deer in Northern Ireland.

  • Rory Harrington Research Branch, Forest and Wildlife Service Dublin.
Keywords: Red deer, sika deer, hybridisation, gene contamination, species diversity, environment, wildlife.

Abstract

THE existence of extensive hybridisation between the exotic species, sika deer (Cervus nippon (Tamminck)) and the native species, red deer (Cervus e/;phus (L)) is now an established phenonomen (Harrington, 1973)...
Published
1974-11-01
How to Cite
Harrington, R. (1974) “The hybridisation of red deer and Sitka deer in Northern Ireland.”, Irish Forestry. Available at: https://journal.societyofirishforesters.ie/index.php/forestry/article/view/9289 (Accessed: 26April2024).
Issue
Vol. 31, No. 2, 1974
Section
Notes