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A priori hypotheses describing the response of elk (Cervus canadensis) antler size to selected explanatory variables.

open access: yes, 2013
Potential explanatory variables included site, age, and climate for year-of-birth and year-of-harvest on antler size of elk (Cervus Canadensis) in western North America during 1981–2010.
Brock R. McMillan (385723)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Nutritional condition and physiological stress levels of elk in the Black Hills, South Dakota [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2019
Percent of body fat and physiological stress are important correlates to wildlife demographics. We studied winter percent of body fat and physiological stress levels for a declining elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) population in South Dakota, 2011–2013 ...
Chadwick P. Lehman   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Weekend Overload: Day‐to‐Day Fluctuations of Outdoor Recreation Affect Wild Mammals' Space‐Use in a Popular Forest Reserve Near Florence, Italy

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
In an urban‐adjacent forested area, we investigated the spatial and temporal distribution of the wild mammal community in relation to day‐to‐day fluctuations of human presence occurring between working days and weekends. We deployed 52 camera‐traps systematically within an EU Natura 2000 area located within the metropolitan area of Florence, central ...
Ilaria Greco   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 (Cervidae, Mammalia) in the Palaeolithic site Climăuți II (Moldova)

open access: yes, 2018
International audienceThis article reports antler remains from the Late Paleolithic site of Climăuți II (Republic of Moldova) confirming the presence of wapiti Cervus canadensis in the Late Pleistocene of Western Eurasia.
Obada, Théodor, Croitor, Roman
core   +1 more source

世界养鹿业简况

open access: yes野生动物学报, 1999
据国际鹿类电脑信息组(Deermail)1998年初传递的消息,全世界饲养的鹿类主要有10余种,包括驯鹿(Rangifertarandus)、马鹿(Cervus elaphus)、北美马鹿(Cervus canadensis)、梅花鹿(Cervusnippon)、黇鹿(Cervus dama)、鬣鹿(Cervustimorensis)、水鹿(Cervus unicolor)、斑鹿(Cervus axis)、白尾鹿(Odocoileusvirginianus)等.饲养在20多个国家和地区 ...
贾竞波
doaj  

Drought-linked resource limitations on the body condition of a large ungulate

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Understanding how indirect effects of climate can interact with density-dependent processes has become increasingly important as variability changes resource availability for wildlife. Both climate and animal density can drive the abundance of vegetation
Casey L. Brown   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations between hair trace mineral concentrations and the occurrence of treponeme-associated hoof disease in elk (Cervus canadensis)

open access: yesBMC Veterinary Research, 2022
Background Trace minerals are important for animal health. Mineral deficiency or excess can negatively affect immune function, wound healing, and hoof health in domestic livestock, but normal concentrations and health impairment associated with mineral ...
Steven N. Winter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digestive responses of wapiti Cervus elaphus canadensis to seasonal forages [PDF]

open access: yesActa Theriologica, 1996
Authors tested the hypothesis that seasonal differences in passage rate and digestibility of native forage in wapiti Cervus elaphus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 were due to seasonal appetence and digestive adaptation as well as plant phenology and composition.
Jiang, Z., Hudson, R. J.
openaire   +1 more source

Restoring elk in Minnesota: Landowner support for restoring an elk population

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
This study surveyed landowners in northeast Minnesota to understand psychological factors influencing support for restoring a wild, free‐ranging elk population. Findings showed that positive attitudes toward elk—shaped by perceived risks, social trust in wildlife managers, and perceived personal control—strongly predicted support, with the model ...
Eric M. Walberg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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