Microhabitat selection by nesting and brood-rearing northern bobwhite in Kansas
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Declining populations of northern bobwhites mean that wildlife managers need to understand the impact of habitat influences on reproductive success. A new study measures microhabitat characteristics used by tagged northern bobcats in eastcentral Kansas and investigates the difference in habitat between successful and unsuccessful nesting sites. The study shows that successful nests were generally found in sites with less shrub cover, less relative litter cover and taller vegetation than sites containing depredated nests. Brood rearers also selected sites with taller vegetation, more bare ground and greater visual cover during the day.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1999
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Sexual segregation in Rocky Mountain mule deer
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Sexual segregation in polygynous ungulates support the reproductive-strategy hypothesis to explain the dimorphism-body size hypothesis. A study of the habitat use and diet characteristics of Rocky Mountain mule deers showed that reproductive fitness seems to be the ultimate goal in the different way with which male and female deers choose their range and diet. Female deer opted for environments which foster offspring survival while the males chose areas that offer varied and quality diets.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1996
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Microhabitat use by black-faced impala in the Etosha National Park, Namibia
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The wintering activities of impalas in Etosha National Park, in Namibia, are examined.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2005
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