White-Tailed Deer Scientific Name: Odocoileus virginianus Type: Mammals Diet: Herbivore Group Name: Herd Average Life Span In Captivity: 6 to 14 years Size: 6 to 7.75 feet Weight: 110 to 300 pounds Size relative to a 6-ft man: IUCN Red List Status: ...
Our results show that variation in coyote and human activity does not significantly impact the vigilance behavior of white-tailed deer year-round, suggesting that deer rely on other risk-avoidance behaviors or neither are functioning as apex predators in the region....
Due to the widespread distribution of deer and their interactions at multiple trophic levels, the ecological implications of this finding may be wide-reaching. Key words: coyote; foraging behavior; herbivore; landscape of fear; predation risk; trophic cascade; vigilance; white- tailed deer. Received...
The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) gets its name for the white fur on the underside of its tail, which it flashes when it senses a threat. The species includes several subspecies, such as the tiny Florida Key deer and the large northern white-tailed deer. Fast Facts: White-Tai...
White-tailed Deer, (Odocoileus virginianus,)dorsal coloration differs in shading locally, seasonally, and among subspecies; however in general it is grayer in the winter and redder in the summer. White fur is located in a band behind the nose, in circles around the eyes, inside the ears, ov...
Breeding records of whitetail deer in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Data were collected on white-tailed deer kept in pens at the Cusino Wildlife Experiment Station in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Of 13 observed matings ... AO Haugen,LA Davenport - 《Journal of Wildlife Management》 ...
Two cohorts of captive white-tailed deer fawns (Odocoileus virginianus) were separated from older deer through 1.5 years of age to examine the breeding potential of male fawns. Based on the number of females that gave birth at approximately 1 year of age, a minimum of five males (12.5% of...
Odocoileus virginianus (the white-tailed deer) is a key reproductive host for medically important tick species, including Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum. Orally administering a systemic acaricide to white-tailed deer has the potential to redu
Whether deer or something less endearing, I can’t tell. In the dark blue of the early morning sky I hear the eagles calling, I have no idea what they’re up to, but I do know that they and the owls are already building nests, obedient to instincts that are certain of the next ...
Odocoileus virginianus (the white-tailed deer) is a key reproductive host for medically important tick species, including Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum. Orally administering a systemic acaricide to white-tailed deer has the potential to redu