The Epidemiology of Childhood Asthma in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, Alberta
OBJECTIVES: To document the prevalence of asthma among school-aged children in two Alberta communities, to understand host and indoor environmental factors associated with asthma, and to compare these factors between the two communities.
Patrick A Hessel +5 more
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Spatial variation in red deer density in a transboundary forest ecosystem
Forests in Europe are exposed to increasingly frequent and severe disturbances. The resulting changes in the structure and composition of forests can have profound consequences for the wildlife inhabiting them.
Mahdieh Tourani +11 more
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Offspring sex ratio of introduced red deer in Patagonia, Argentina after an intensive drought [PDF]
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) introduced to Patagonia have reached high densities in the forest-steppe ecotone. Drought conditions during 1998/99 were suspected to impact subsequent reproductive performance.
Fluck, Werner Thomas
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Experimental infection of European red deer (Cervus elaphus) with bluetongue virus serotypes 1 and 8 [PDF]
Short communication.-- et al.Bluetongue (BT) is a climate change-related emerging infectious disease in Europe. Outbreaks of serotypes 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, and 16 are challenging Central and Western Europe since 1998.
Falconi, Caterina +6 more
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Oestrosis in Red Deer from Spain
A survey of naso-pharyngeal myiasis affecting red deer (Cervus elaphus) in southern Spain was conducted. The parasites involved were the larvae of Pharyngomyia picta and Cephenemyia auribarbis (Diptera:Oestridae), which coexist sympatrically within this host. Males and older animals had higher prevalences and intensities of fly larvae.
Bueno de la Fuente, Lourdes +4 more
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Exotic deer in southern Latin America: what do we know about impacts on native deer and on ecosystems? [PDF]
A recent review on exotic cervids concluded that deer introduced to Patagonia impacted habitat and native huemul deer Hippocamelus bisulcus. I evaluate these assertions and amend information about this South American case study.
Flueck, Werner
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Do red deer hinds prefer stags that produce harsh roars in mate choice contexts? [PDF]
Red deer stags give two types of roars during the breeding season, termed ‘common’ and ‘harsh’ roars. This study tested the hypothesis that the characteristic spectro-temporal structure of male harsh roars functions to directly attract females towards ...
Charlton, B D +4 more
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Parapoxvirus Infections of Red Deer, Italy
To characterize parapoxviruses causing severe disease in wild ruminants in Stelvio Park, Italy, we sequenced and compared the DNA of several isolates. Results demonstrated that the red deer isolates are closely related to the parapox of red deer in New Zealand virus.
SCAGLIARINI, ALESSANDRA +5 more
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A serological survey of eight infectious diseases in a population of free ranging deer (Cervus timorensis russa) in Mauritius [PDF]
Rusa deer (Cervus timorensis russa) is the most important red meat production of Mauritius. More than 70.000 heads are exploited annually for 440 tones of venison.
Jaumally, Mahmad Reshad +3 more
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The impact of red deer on liverwort-rich oceanic heath vegetation [PDF]
Background: There is concern about increasing numbers of large herbivores including red deer (Cervus elaphus) but little is known about their impact on bryophytes.
Crawley, Michael J, Moore, Oliver
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