Article
A survey of the hybridisation status of Cervus deer species on the island of Ireland
2014-08-01
Abstract excerpt
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) did not recolonise Ireland after the last glaciation, but the population in Co. Kerry is descended from an ancient (c. 5000 BP) introduction and merits conservation. During the mid-19th century exotic species including North American wapiti (C. canadensis) and Japanese sika deer (C. nippon nippon) were introduced to Ireland, mainly via Powerscourt Park, Co. Wicklow. While wapiti failed to...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8c3282b9-17bd-5f1a-80a9-954a815c7115
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10592-014-0582-3
