Heart rate biologgers reveal individual-specific energy landscapes for mule deer [PDF]
Movement EcologyBackground An important, yet often overlooked component of animal movement behaviour is the physiological cost incurred by animals when travelling through an environment, i.e., the “energy landscape”.
Michel P. Laforge +9 more
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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 ...
Christopher Lowrey +5 more
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Experimental SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Elk and Mule Deer [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesTo assess the susceptibility of elk (Cervus canadensis) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) to SARS-CoV-2, we performed experimental infections in both species. Elk did not shed infectious virus but mounted low-level serologic responses.
Stephanie M. Porter +5 more
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Distance, weather, and forage conditions drive timing of autumn migration in female mule deer [PDF]
Movement EcologyBackground Seasonal migration is a behavioral strategy that animals evolved to exploit seasonally changing resources. Ungulates in northern temperate landscapes often seasonally migrate between low-elevation winter ranges and higher-elevation summer ...
Colby B. Anton +2 more
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Evaluating movement-based methods for estimating the frequency and timing of parturition in mule deer [PDF]
Movement EcologyBackground Information on reproduction of harvested species such as mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is vital for conservation and management. Furthermore, parturition in ungulates may be detected using patterns of movement logged by GPS transmitters ...
Tabitha A. Hughes +4 more
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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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California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2022 Translocation of animals for conservation has a long history of successes and failures since humans began intervening with species distributions in the early part of the 20th century.
Cody Schroeder, Kelley Stewart
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Mule Deer Responses to Deer Guards [PDF]
Journal of Range Management, 1974 Highlight: In this investigation the effectiveness of guards 12, 18, and 24 feet long in preventing mule deer from crossing vehicle openings in fences 8 feet high was evaluated. The guards were constructed of flat mill steel rails % x 4 x 120 inches, and were tested under both controlled and field conditions.
Dale F. Reed +2 more
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Infectious keratoconjunctivitis in free-ranging mule deer in Wyoming: a retrospective study and identification of a novel alphaherpesvirus [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2018 Donald L Montgomery, Terry E Creekmore
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Coursing the mottled mosaic: Generalist predators track pulses in availability of neonatal ungulates
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The density and distribution of resources shape animal movement and behavior and have direct implications for population dynamics. Resource availability often is “pulsed” in space and time, and individuals should cue in on resource pulses when the ...
Katey S. Huggler +7 more
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