Effect of Population Demographics and Social Pressures on White-Tailed Deer Dispersal Ecology
SHAW, J. O. N. A. T. H. A. N. C., LANCIA, R. I. C. H. A. R. D. A., CONNER, M. A. R. K. C., & ROSENBERRY, C. H. R. I. S. T. O. P. H. E. R. S. (2006, December 1). Journal of Wildlife Management.
author keywords: behavior; Chesapeake Farms; dispersal; dispersal mechanism; emigration; immigration; Maryland; Odocoileus virginianus; quality deer management; social pressures; survival; white-tailed deer
topics (OpenAlex): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Ecology and biodiversity studies; Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
TL;DR:
The results fail to support inbreeding avoidance and support sexual competition as a cause of autumn dispersal at Chesapeake Farms.
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