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Linking bovine tuberculosis on cattle farms to white-tailed deer and environmental variables using Bayesian hierarchical analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Bovine tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis in livestock and wildlife with hosts that include Eurasian badgers (Meles meles), brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
W David Walter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential diseases and parasites of white-tailed deer in Missouri (2016) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
White-tailed deer are susceptible to a variety of diseases, parasites and injuries. Although these conditions do not account for a large percentage of annual statewide deer mortality (typically less than 5 percent), in some situations disease or parasite
Flinn, Emily, Pierce, Robert A., II
core  

Epidemiology of the lymphatic-dwelling filarioid nematode Rumenfilaria andersoni in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) and other cervids of North America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Moose (Alces alces) are a culturally and economically valued species in Minnesota, where the northeast population has decreased by 60 % since 2006.
Carstensen, Michelle   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Synthesizing current knowledge on the ecology, phenology, and cultivation of Vaccinium membranaceum

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
More than 100 edible native berries grow across Canada's vast territory and are used by over 600 Indigenous Peoples of Canada as a main component of their diet. This research provides critical insights into the ecology, phenology, and cultivation of black huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum), a species of significant ecological and cultural importance ...
Mehdi Sharifi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing quality deer management on your property (2015) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are the most popular game species in Missouri, and the state's deer population is estimated to be about 1.4 million.
Flynn, Emily   +2 more
core  

Behavioral response of white‐tailed deer to coyote predation risk

open access: yes, 2018
Behavioral responses of prey to predation risk can affect lower trophic levels. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; hereafter deer) increase vigilance in response to coyote (Canis latrans) presence, but vigilance responses to spatiotemporal ...
William D. Gulsby   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conservation challenges and opportunities for native apple (Malus) species in Canada

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Apple, one of the world's most widely cultivated and economically important fruit crops, has two wild relatives native to Canada. In this review, we describe the importance of these native apple species to Indigenous heritage and the current threats the species faces due to pests, diseases, and habitat loss.
Terrell T. Roulston   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

An automated device for training white‐tailed deer to visual stimuli

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2012
Although many aspects of white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) biology and physiology have been studied thoroughly, few studies have confirmed deer cognitive perception, partly because of the difficulty of efficiently training sufficient numbers of ...
Bradley S. Cohen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Illegal Wildlife Trade in a Tourism and Biodiversity Hotspot

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are clear connections between tourism, development, and sustainable use—particularly in biodiversity hotspots, where tourists may unknowingly purchase souvenirs made from protected wildlife. This issue is explicitly recognized in the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG15, Life on Land, and SDG16, Peace, Justice, and Strong ...
Jessica Chavez   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spontaneous anophthalmia and microphthalmia in white-tailed deer [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Comparative Pathology, 1977
Abstract Extensive ocular anomalies of 8 white-tailed deer are described. The abnormalities include true anophthalmia, congenital cystic eyes, and microphthalmic eyes with choristoma containing ectodermal derivatives including dysplastic retina mixed with pigment epithelial cells.
Fulton, Anne B   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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