Download or read book A Radiotelemetric Study of the Behavioral Ecology of White tailed Deer in an Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Environment written by Willis Melvin Mattison and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the behavioral ecology of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was conducted in the Mississippi River flood plain on the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin, during the months of August, September, and October of 1971. Radiotelemetry was used to determine movement patterns. The average home range of the three does that were collared was 118 acres, which is considerably smaller than most other studies have indicated. The home ranges were only slightly oblong and not much elongated as has been reported by other researchers. The average activity radius for the three does had an arithmetic mean of 843 feet and the individual average activity radius was found to vary directly with the size of the home range. The home ranges found in this study, and others, were used in an attempt to develop the relation between population density and home range size. Diel movement patterns were found to consist of four distinct periods: 1) inactivity or bedding from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; 2) concealed movement from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; 3) unrestricted movement from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; and 4) concealed movement from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. No correlation was found between the rather uniform weather conditions existing during the study period and changes in deer movement as measured by daily average activity radius.
Download or read book Comprehensive Master Plan for the Management of the Upper Mississippi River Basin written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Impact Assessment Study of the Northern Section of the Upper Mississippi River St Croix River pool written by North Star Research and Development Institute (Minneapolis, Minn.). Environmental Systems Division and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Impact Assessment Study of the Northern Section of the Upper Mississippi River Pool 2 written by North Star Research and Development Institute (Minneapolis, Minn.). Environmental Systems Division and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book White tailed Deer in Eastern Ecosystems written by William F. Porter and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected References on Management of White tailed Deer 1910 to 1966 written by Neil Wetmore Hosley and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography was compiled to partially update and include references previously cited in the "Management of the White-tailed Deer in North America". Excluded from this revision are generally accounts with no apparent, new contribution to management, regional population data, annual kill reports, articles on diseases and parasites, taxonomic and physiologic studies, and mimeographed material not easily obtainable. Most of the main forestry and wildlife periodicals and the indexing publications such as Biological Abstracts, Wildlife Review, and Dissertation Abstracts are covered. Abbreviations used follow, in general, those approved for the Journal of Wildlife Management.
Download or read book Ecology and Management of White tailed Deer in Northeastern Coastal Habitats written by Brian L. Cypher and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecology and Behavior of White tailed Deer in Southern Illinois written by Marie Irene Tosa and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An understanding of the ecology and behavior of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is necessary for proper conservation and management, especially in the face of emerging infectious diseases. The objectives of my study were to estimate juvenile survival, compare methods of quantifying contact rates (simultaneous GPS locations vs. proximity loggers [PLs]), and investigate the impact of group depopulation on contact rates of remnant adult female and juvenile deer. To achieve these goals, I captured, radiotracked, and monitored adult female and juvenile white-tailed deer in southern Illinois during 2011-2014. Survival analysis of juveniles revealed that main causes of mortality were capture related and predation, though some dead animals also showed signs of hemorrhagic disease. Comparison between simultaneous GPS locations and PLs showed evidence that deer coming within the general vicinity of each other are less likely to come in close contact if they are in neighboring social groups than deer whose home ranges overlap little, if at all. Finally, experimental removal of group members caused few if any remnant adult females to alter their contact rates or space-use, but caused remnant juveniles to have lower space-use fidelity compared to control deer and to increase their direct contact rates with other groups temporarily. Using these results, I discuss the large effects that severe weather events can have on juvenile survival, the importance of social structure on the potential transmission of disease agents among female and juvenile deer, and the difference between adult females and juvenile deer in their need for social interactions. My research provides ecologists, wildlife biologists, and managers with valuable information concerning the potential impacts of the environment, infectious diseases, and management strategies on white-tailed deer populations.
Download or read book Effects of Weather on Behavior of White tailed Deer of the George Reserve Michigan written by Stephen J. Newhouse and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Movements and Ecology of White tailed Deer in a Logged Floodplain Habitat written by James Lloyd Byford and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of the Behavior of a Transmitter equipped White tailed Deer Through Analysis of Amplitude Changes in the Broadcast Signal written by Michael James Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reproductive Biology of White tailed Deer on Cumberland Island Georgia written by Susan King Miller and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book White tailed Deer in the Midwest written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Interactive Effects of Deer Herbivory and Flooding on Tree Recruitment in Floodplain Forests of the Upper Mississippi River System written by Benjamin J. Cogger and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floodplain forests are a critical link between land and river ecosystems, moderating nutrient fluxes, providing animal habitat, and stabilizing the river corridor. In the Upper Mississippi River (UMR), floodplain tree recruitment appears to be limited by whitetailed deer browsing. The effects of landscape position and species composition on deer activity in floodplain forest restoration sites were examined, along with the ways in which deer browsing and flooding interact to affect the growth of young trees.
Download or read book Topical Bibliography for the White tailed Deer Odocoileus Virginianus in Nine U S National Park Service Regions and Parts of Canada written by Jonathan E. Hoeldtke and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Advanced White Tailed Deer Management written by Timothy Edward Fulbright and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2003, a cadre of researchers set out to determine what combination of supplemental or natural nutrition and white-tailed deer population density would produce the largest antlers on bucks without harming vegetation. They would come to call this combination "the sweet spot." Over the course of their 15-year experiment, conducted through the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Timothy E. Fulbright, Charles A. DeYoung, David G. Hewitt, Don A. Draeger, and 25 graduate students tracked the effects of deer density and enhanced versus natural nutrition on vegetation conditions. Through wet years and dry, in a semiarid environment with frequent droughts, they observed deer nutrition and food habits and analyzed population dynamics. Containing the results of this landmark, longitudinal study, in keeping with the Kleberg Institute's mission, this volume provides science-based information for enhancing the conservation and management of Texas wildlife. Advanced White-Tailed Deer Management: The Nutrition-Population Density Sweet Spot presents this critical research for the first time as a reference for hunters, landowners, wildlife managers, and all those who work closely with white-tailed deer populations. It explains the findings of the Comanche-Faith Project and the implications of these findings for white-tailed deer ecology and management throughout the range of the species with the goal of improving management.
Download or read book Behavioral Plasticity Mitigates the Effect of Climate Warming in White tailed Deer written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change can alter the ecology of natural systems through various mechanisms, such as direct thermal effects on a consumer. However, consumers may employ behavioral mechanisms in response to warming. Among these may be spatial or temporal shifts in activity, making use of thermal heterogeneity on the landscape. Despite this, few studies consider the role of behavioral plasticity and spatial or temporal heterogeneity in the context of climate change. I conducted experiments to evaluate the importance of behavior in mediating the net effects of warming at the population and the individual level using captive white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ). I created thermal heterogeneity over feeding stations using opaque and translucent roofing material. Feeding activity and consumption were monitored at these feeders. Activity patterns revealed deer disproportionally used the shaded feeder during the daytime and the unshaded feeder during crepuscular periods. I found that deer consumed less feed in group and individual experiments when feeders were unshaded. My results suggest that deer can use heterogeneity in the environment that may mediate the net effects of climate change. Furthermore, maintaining thermal heterogeneity may mitigate the direct effects of climate change on the consumer, but may lead to indirect effects at the community level.
