Variation in movement patterns of mule deer: have we oversimplified migration? [PDF]
Mov Ecol, 2021 Background Conservation and management of migratory animals has gained attention in recent years, but the majority of research has focused on stereotypical ‘migrant’ and ‘resident’ behaviors, often failing to incorporate any atypical behaviors or ...
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Infectious Disease and Grouping Patterns in Mule Deer. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Infectious disease dynamics are determined, to a great extent, by the social structure of the host. We evaluated sociality, or the tendency to form groups, in Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) from a chronic wasting disease (CWD ...
María Fernanda Mejía Salazar +3 more
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Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) resource selection: trade-offs between forage and predation risk
Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionUngulates commonly select habitat with higher forage biomass and or nutritional quality to improve body condition and fitness. However, predation risk can alter ungulate habitat selection and foraging behavior and may affect their nutritional condition ...
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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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Summer Watering Patterns of Mule Deer in the Great Basin Desert, USA: Implications of Differential Use by Individuals and the Sexes for Management of Water Resources [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2012 Changes in the abundance and distribution of free water can negatively influence wildlife in arid regions. Free water is considered a limiting factor for mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Great Basin Desert.
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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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Differences in dietary niche and foraging behavior of sympatric mule and white‐tailed deer
Ecosphere, 2019 Mule (Odocoileus hemionus) and white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are congeneric and share similar life histories, yet their distribution is segregated across much of North America. Extensive research on both species within and outside their zone
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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 ...
Juan Manuel Segundo-Galán +3 more
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Forage Quality and Quantity in Migratory and Resident Mule Deer Summer Ranges
Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2021 The quality and quantity of forage available to reproductive female ungulates during the summer can influence body condition and lactation, ultimately influencing herd production.
Elizabeth M. Schuyler +3 more
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