Home range of desert mule deer: testing the body-size and habitat-productivity hypotheses
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There are many factors that can determine how an animal uses the landscape, according to research testing the body-size and habitat-productivity hypotheses of home range using a population of free-ranging, desert mule deer. This research was undertaken on the Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area and surrounding ranches in Brewster County, TX. Across a wide range of body sizes, body size is clearly connected with home range size. Within a species, the range of body sizes is quite restricted, and other factors could affect home range size. These factors include differences in mating systems and foraging strategy.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2000
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Modeling habitat suitability for small mammals in Chihuahuan Desert foothills of New Mexico
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There is limited information on habitat suitability and quality for many small mammal species, but such knowledge is essential if wildlife populations are to be correctly managed. A new study investigates the habitat suitability of desert arroyos in the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico. The study was conducted in six habitat types connected with desert foothills during 1993 and 1994. An analysis of the results, which show 18 species associated with arroyos, allows for habitat associations to be modeled based on whether a habitat supports a high, medium or low abundance of species.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1998
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Effects of red imported fire ants on recruitment of white-tailed deer fawns
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Researchers studied the effects of red imported fire ants on fawn recruitment in a population of white-tailed deer in Texas during 1991-93. The researchers compared doe to fawn ratios on five 200-ha plots which were treated with a fire ant bait, with ratios on five similarly-sized untreated plots. The researchers estimated population numbers from after-dark, spotlight checks. They concluded that red imported fire ant infestations affect fawn recruitment, as fawn recruitment on the treated plots was double that on untreated plots in the year following treatment.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1997
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