De novo chromosome-length assembly of the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) genome [PDF]
GigaByte, 2021 The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is an ungulate species that is distributed in a range from western Canada to central Mexico. Mule deer are an essential source of food for many predators, are relatively abundant, and commonly make broad ...
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Population genomics of free‐ranging Great Plains white‐tailed and mule deer reflects a long history of interspecific hybridization [PDF]
Evolutionary Applications, 2022 Hybridization is a natural process at species‐range boundaries that may variably promote the speciation process or break down species barriers but minimally will influence management outcomes of distinct populations.
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Spatiotemporal variation in the fecal microbiota of mule deer is associated with proximate and future measures of host health [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2021 Background Mule deer rely on fat and protein stored prior to the winter season as an energy source during the winter months when other food sources are sparse.
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Cellular prion protein distribution in the vomeronasal organ, parotid, and scent glands of white-tailed deer and mule deer [PDF]
Prion, 2022 Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious and fatal transmissible spongiform encephalopathy affecting species of the cervidae family. CWD has an expanding geographic range and complex, poorly understood transmission mechanics.
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Cropland restricts occurrence and alters spatial ecology near the mule deer geographical range limit [PDF]
Movement EcologyBackground Habitat fragmentation can influence the spatial ecology of wildlife populations, with downstream effects on population dynamics and sustainability.
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Chronic wasting disease prions in mule deer interdigital glands. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a geographically expanding, fatal neurodegenerative disease in cervids. The disease can be transmitted directly (animal-animal) or indirectly via infectious prions shed into the environment.
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Status of the Mule Deer Population in Western Sonora, Mexico [PDF]
AnimalsThe mule deer population in Mexico declined severely during the early 20th century but recovered due to public policies centered on sport hunting. Sonora is considered the main reference for mule deer management in Mexico; however, the conservation ...
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Development of a Novel Mule Deer Genomic Assembly and Species-Diagnostic SNP Panel for Assessing Introgression in Mule Deer, White-Tailed Deer, and Their Interspecific Hybrids [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2019 Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) are endemic to a wide variety of habitats in western North America, many of which are shared in sympatry with their closely related sister-species white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), whom they hybridize with in ...
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Endemic chronic wasting disease causes mule deer population decline in Wyoming. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal transmissible spongiform encephalopathy affecting white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni), and moose (Alces alces shirasi) in North ...
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Ecological effects of fear: How spatiotemporal heterogeneity in predation risk influences mule deer access to forage in a sky‐island system [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Forage availability and predation risk interact to affect habitat use of ungulates across many biomes. Within sky‐island habitats of the Mojave Desert, increased availability of diverse forage and cover may provide ungulates with unique opportunities to ...
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