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Weathered antlers as a source of DNA

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2012
We tested antlers of Coues white‐tailed (Odocoileus virginianus couesi) and mule deer (O. hemionus) in various stages of natural decomposition to determine the degree of weathering that cast antlers could endure and still yield usable DNA.
Roy G. Lopez, Paul Beier
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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

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 ...
Ty Russell, Catherine Cullingham, Arun Kommadath, Paul Stothard, Allen Herbst, David Coltman   +5 more
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Plant and mule deer responses to pinyon‐juniper removal by three mechanical methods

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2023
Land managers in western North America often reverse succession by removing pinyon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) trees to reduce fire risk and increase forage for wildlife and livestock.
Danielle Bilyeu Johnston, Charles R. Anderson Jr.   +1 more
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Cellular prion protein distribution in the vomeronasal organ, parotid, and scent glands of white-tailed deer and mule deer

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.
Anthony Ness, Aradhana Jacob, Kelsey Saboraki, Alicia Otero, Danielle Gushue, Diana Martinez Moreno, Melanie de Peña, Xinli Tang, Judd Aiken, Susan Lingle, Debbie McKenzie   +10 more
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Capacity and limitations of US wild meat donation programmes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Historically, sharing of wild harvests to facilitate food security followed concepts of kin selection and reciprocal altruism. However, cultural shifts have reduced access to foods for some populations in modern times. Cultural altruism through sustainably harvested wild meat donation programmes (WDPs) can reduce food and nutritional ...
David S. Mason, Mark E. Bell, Kenneth F. Kellner, Chad M. Stewart, Jerrold L. Belant   +4 more
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Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) resource selection: trade-offs between forage and predation risk

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Ungulates 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 ...
James W. Cain, Jacob H. Kay, Stewart G. Liley, Jay V. Gedir   +3 more
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Mule deer spatial association patterns and potential implications for transmission of an epizootic disease. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Animal social behaviour can have important effects on the long-term dynamics of diseases. In particular, preferential spatial relationships between individuals can lead to differences in the rates of disease spread within a population.
María Fernanda Mejía-Salazar, Anne W Goldizen, Clementine S Menz, Ross G Dwyer, Simon P Blomberg, Cheryl L Waldner, Catherine I Cullingham, Trent K Bollinger   +7 more
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Unraveling the impact of dog‐friendly spaces on urban–wildland pumas and other wildlife

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As the most widespread large carnivore on the planet, domestic dogs Canis lupus familiaris can pose a major threat to wildlife, even within protected areas (PAs). Growing human presence in PAs, coupled with increasing pet dog ownership underscores the urgency to understand the influence of dogs on wildlife activity and health.
Alys Granados, Zara McDonald, Katie McPherson, David Stoner   +3 more
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A comparison of thermal drones and camera trap population estimates for Sitka black‐tailed deer in Alaska

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
One of the most difficult challenges for wildlife managers is reliably estimating wildlife populations. Camera traps combined with spatial capture–recapture (SCR) models are a popular tool for population estimation. They have limitations, however, including long data processing times.
Shannon P. Finnegan, Amael Hinojo, Sarah Monod, William A. Wall, Peter Olsen, Maximilian L. Allen   +5 more
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Hábitos forrajeros del venado bura (Odocoileus hemionus eremicus Rafinesque) en Coahuila, México

Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios
Comprender la composición de la dieta del venado bura es esencial para el manejo de su hábitat. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar la composición y selección de la dieta de esta especie en la UMA Rancho San Juan, municipio de Monclova, Coahuila,
Fernando Noel González Saldívar, José Isidro Uvalle Sauceda, Eloy Alejandro Lozano Cavazos , José Javier Ochoa Espinoza , Dino Ulises González Uribe , Fernando Isaac Gastelum Mendoza   +5 more
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