Article Contentsp. 893p. 894p. 895p. 896p. 897p. 898p. 899p. 900p. 901Issue Table of ContentsThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 47, No. 4, Oct., 1983Volume Information [pp. 1258 - xvi]Front MatterDensity as a Misleading Indicator of Habitat Quality [pp. 893 - 901]Fecal Analysis to Estimate Mule Deer Diets [pp. 902 - 915]Food Habits of Elk in the Northern Great Plains [pp. 916 - 923]Comparative Winter Diets of Elk in New Mexico [pp. 924 - 932]Habitat Use by Female Roosevelt Elk in the Oregon Coast Range [pp. 933 - 939]White-Tailed Deer Visibility and Behavior along Forest Roads [pp. 940 - 953]Population Characteristics of Free-Ranging Barbary Sheep in Texas [pp. 954 - 962]Wolf Predation on Elk in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba [pp. 963 - 976]The Role of Wolf Predation in Limiting a Moose Population [pp. 977 - 988]Growth of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland Caribou Herd [pp. 989 - 998]An Evaluation of Predatory Suppression in Coyotes Using Lithium Chloride-Induced Illness [pp. 999 - 1009]Microencapsulated Lithium Chloride Bait Aversion Did Not Stop Coyote Predation on Sheep [pp. 1010 - 1017]Efficacy of Denning in Alleviating Coyote Depredations upon Domestic Sheep [pp. 1018 - 1025]Grizzly Bear Food Habits, Movements, and Habitat Selection in the Mission Mountains, Montana [pp. 1026 - 1035]Avian and River Otter Predation in a Storm-Petrel Colony [pp. 1036 - 1043]Feeding Ecology of Mallards Wintering in Nebraska [pp. 1044 - 1053]Spring and Summer Age Separation Techniques for the Mallard [pp. 1054 - 1062]Gadwall Nest-Site Selection and Nesting Success [pp. 1063 - 1071]Characteristics of Bald Eagle Communal Roosts in the Klamath Basin, Oregon and California [pp. 1072 - 1079]Effects of Heptachlor on American Kestrels in the Columbia Basin, Oregon [pp. 1080 - 1087]Line Transect Estimates of Density and the Winter Mortality of Gray Partridge [pp. 1088 - 1096]Ring-Necked Pheasant Movements, Home Ranges, and Habitat Use in West Texas [pp. 1097 - 1104]Short CommunicationsContaminants in Greater Snow Geese and Their Eggs [pp. 1105 - 1109]Band Loss from Lesser Snow Geese [pp. 1109 - 1114]Predicting Fat Content of Geese from Abdominal Fat Weight [pp. 1115 - 1119]Effect of Gang Brooding on Survival of Canada Goose Goslings [pp. 1119 - 1124]Response of American Black Ducks to Dietary Uranium: A Proposed Substitute for Lead Shot [pp. 1124 - 1129]Secondary Poisoning of Red-Shouldered Hawks with Carbofuran [pp. 1129 - 1132]Environmental Contaminant Hazards to Attwater's Greater Prairie-Chickens [pp. 1132 - 1137]Effects of Tebuthiuron on Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat and Foods [pp. 1138 - 1142]Sex Classification of Juvenile Blue Grouse from Wing Characteristics [pp. 1143 - 1147]Classification of Sex in Young Blue Grouse [pp. 1147 - 1151]Use of Discriminant Function to Characterize Ruffed Grouse Drumming Sites in Georgia: A Critique [pp. 1151 - 1152]Use of Discriminant Function to Characterize Ruffed Grouse Drumming Sites in Georgia: A Reply [p. 1152]Feeding Ecology of Migrant Soras in Southeastern Missouri [pp. 1153 - 1159]A Laser System to Remotely Sense Bird Movements [pp. 1159 - 1162]A Technique for Assessing Land Surface Ruggedness [pp. 1163 - 1166]Rate of Protein Inactivation in Selected Mammals Following Death [pp. 1166 - 1169]Reproductive Development Related to Age Indicators in Microtine Rodents [pp. 1170 - 1172]Reproductive Characteristics of Beaver in Mississippi [pp. 1172 - 1177]Simulations of Demographic Compensation in Coyote Populations [pp. 1177 - 1181]Marten Habitat Preferences in the Northern Sierra Nevada [pp. 1181 - 1186]Estimating Food Consumption of Free-Ranging Manatees in Florida [pp. 1186 - 1192]Age Estimation and Population Age Structure of Elephants from Footprint Dimensions [pp. 1192 - 1197]Climatic Variation and Body Weight of Red Deer [pp. 1197 - 1201]Retention and Visibility of Plastic Ear Tags on Deer [pp. 1201 - 1203]Overwinter Forage Selection by Mule Deer on Seeded Big Sagebrush-Grass Range [pp. 1203 - 1207]Epiphyseal Closure in White-Tailed Deer [pp. 1207 - 1213]Field Laparoscopy of Female White-Tailed Deer [pp. 1213 - 1216]Hardwood Browse Production Following Shelterwood Cutting [pp. 1216 - 1220]Iodine Concentration in Plants Used by White-Tailed Deer in Michigan [pp. 1220 - 1226]Relationship between Mandible Length and Carcass Weight of Moose in Norway [pp. 1226 - 1229]Summer Defecation-Urination Rates and Volumes of Moose [pp. 1230 - 1233]Effects of Darting and Netting on Caribou in Alaska [pp. 1233 - 1237]Winter Forages of Mountain Goats in Central Colorado [pp. 1237 - 1243]A Reliable Celloidin Technique for Dental Cementum Analysis: A Comment [pp. 1243 - 1244]A Reliable Celloidin Technique for Dental Cementum Analysis: A Reply [pp. 1244 - 1245]Rate of Increase of White-Tailed Deer on the George Reserve: A Re-Evaluation [pp. 1245 - 1247]Rate of Increase of White-Tailed Deer on the George Reserve: A Response [pp. 1248 - 1250]Book Reviewsuntitled [pp. 1251 - 1252]untitled [p. 1252]untitled [pp. 1252 - 1253]untitled [pp. 1253 - 1254]untitled [pp. 1254 - 1255]Editorial [p. 1256]Editorial News [p. 1257]Back Matterhttp://www.jstor.orgDensity as a Misleading Indicator of Habitat QualityAuthor(s): B. 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