Author: Josh T. AveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deer
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Habitat Relationships Between a Sympatric Mule and White-tailed Deer Population in South-Central Texas
Author: Josh T. AveyEcology of Sympatric Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer in West-central Texas
Author: Kristina Johannsen BrunjesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mule deer
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
White-Tailed Deer Habitat
Author: Timothy Edward FulbrightPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603449515
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The original, 2006 edition of Timothy Edward Fulbright and J. Alfonso Ortega-S.’s White-Tailed Deer Habitat: Ecology and Management on Rangelands was hailed as “a splendid reference for the classroom and those who make their living from wildlife and the land” and as “filling a niche that is not currently approached in the literature.” In this second, full-color edition, revised and expanded to include the entire western United States and northern Mexico, Fulbright and Ortega-S. provide a carefully reasoned synthesis of ecological and range management principles that incorporates rangeland vegetation management and the impact of crops, livestock, predation, and population density within the context of the arid and semiarid habitats of this broad region. As landowners look to hunting as a source of income and to the other benefits of managing for wildlife, the clear presentation of the up-to-date research gathered in this book will aid their efforts. Essential points covered in this new edition include: White-tailed deer habitat requirements Nutritional needs of White-tailed deer Carrying capacity Habitat management Hunting Focused across political borders and written with an understanding of environments where periodic drought punctuates long-term weather patterns, this revised and expanded edition of White-Tailed Deer Habitat: Ecology and Management on Rangelands will aid landowners, researchers, and naturalists in their efforts to integrate land management and use with sound ecological practices.
White-tailed Deer Habitat
Author: Timothy E. FulbrightPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781603445658
Category : Range management
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
For most of the last century, range management meant managing land for livestock. How well a landowner grew the grass that cattle ate was the best measure of success. In this century, landowners look to hunting and wildlife viewing for income; rangeland is now also wildlife habitat, and they are managing their land not just for cattle but also for wildlife, most notably deer and quail. Unlike other books on white-tailed deer in places where rainfall is relatively high and the environment stable, this book takes an ecological approach to deer management in the semiarid lands of Oklahoma, Texas, and northern Mexico. These are the least productive of white-tail habitats, where periodic drought punctuates long-term weather patterns. The book's focus on this landscape across political borders is one of its original and lasting contributions. Another is its contention that good management is based on ecological principles that guide the manager's thinking about: Habitat Requirements of White-Tailed Deer White-Tailed Deer Nutrition Carrying Capacity Habitat Manipulation Predators Hunting Timothy Edward Fulbright is a Regents Professor and the Meadows Professor in Semiarid Land Ecology at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville. J. Alfonso Ortega-S., is an associate professor at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
White-tailed Deer in the Southern Forest Habitat
Author: Ecology of Sympatric Populations of Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer in a Prairie Environment
Author: Ecology of the Carmen Mountains White-tailed Deer
Author: Paul R. KrausmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Big Bend National Park (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer
Author: David G. HewittPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482295989
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Winner of the Wildlife Society Outstanding Edited Book Award for 2013! Winner of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society Outstanding Book Award for 2011! Winner of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award for 2011! Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer organizes and presents information on the most studied large mammal species in the world. The book covers the evolutionary history of the species, its anatomy, physiology, and nutrition, population dynamics, and ecology across its vast range (from central Canada through northern South America). The book then discusses the history of management of white-tailed deer, beginning with early Native Americans and progressing through management by Europeans and examining population lows in the early 1900s, restocking efforts through the mid 1900s, and recent, overabundant populations that are becoming difficult to manage in many areas. Features: Co-published with the Quality Deer Management Association Compiles valuable information for white-tailed deer enthusiasts, managers, and biologists Written by an authoritative author team from diverse backgrounds Integrates white-tailed deer biology and management into a single volume Provides a thorough treatment of white-tailed deer antler biology Includes downloadable resources with color images The backbone of many state wildlife management agencies' policies and a featured hunting species through much of their range, white-tailed deer are an important species ecologically, socially, and scientifically in most areas of North America. Highly adaptable and now living in close proximity to humans in many areas, white-tailed deer are both the face of nature and the source of conflict with motorists, home-owners, and agricultural producers. Capturing the diverse aspects of white-tailed deer research, Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer is a reflection of the resources invested in the study of the species’ effects on ecosystems, predator-prey dynamics, population regulation, foraging behavior, and browser physiology.
Deer of the Southwest
Author: Jim HeffelfingerPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603445331
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Author Jim Heffelfinger presents a wide array of data in a reader-friendly, well-organized way. With a clear mission to make his information not only helpful, but entertaining and attractive as well, each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of understanding deer. The clear, detailed table of contents will help readers flip right to the section they want to investigate. Not just hunters, but anyone who is interested in the deer of West Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, southern California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, northern Mexico, or tribal lands will find this book to be an indispensable resource for understanding these familiar and fascinating animals. “Very few books on the subject of deer in any particular region lend themselves to being complete. Jim Heffelfinger’s book breaks the mold. It is by far the most comprehensive book on mule deer and white-tailed deer in the southwestern part of the United States, including Plains portions of Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico, I’ve ever read. Everything you ever wanted to know about these two deer species can be found in its pages . . . All of this under one cover and written in a style easy enough for the layperson to understand, but scientific enough for the professional biologist . . . Deer of the Southwest is a pleasure to read and should be part of every deer enthusiast’s library.”—Great Plains Research “An important reference for anyone interested in deer in the Southwest—managers and enthusiasts alike. Both enlightening and instructive, Deer of the Southwest is the ultimate source for understanding the history, management, and issues facing this resource. Jim Heffelfinger has solidified his reputation as the premier authority on deer in this region.”—Barry Hale, deer program manager, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
A Comparison of the Fundamental Nutritional Niche and Realized Habitat Niche of Sympatric Mule and White-tailed Deer in Eastern Washington
Author: Anna R. StaudenmaierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mule deer
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Mule (Odocoileus hemionus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are similar species, distributed across North America in both areas of sympatry and allopatry. Potential differences in their fundamental and realized niches that might be responsible for their distribution patterns remain largely unknown. Therefore, to directly compare the fundamental nutritional niche of mule and white-tailed deer we conducted in vivo digestion and intake tolerance trials using 7 tractable mule and 6 white-tailed deer, raised under similar conditions in captivity, across 6 diets ranging in fiber, protein, and plant secondary metabolite (PSM) content. We found that compared to white-tailed deer, mule deer had higher fiber, energy, and dry matter digestibility, produced glucuronic acid (a byproduct of PSM detoxification) at a slower rate when consuming the monoterpene [alpha]-pinene, and required 50% less digestible protein intake and 20% less digestible energy intake to maintain body mass and nitrogen balance. These differences might provide an advantage to mule deer when sharing landscapes with white-tailed deer containing forages of lower nutritional quality (i.e., higher fiber and PSM content). To compare their realized habitat niches, we determined presence and absence of both species at 312 cameras traps during the summers of 2018-2019 across a range of elevations, habitats, and overstory thinning treatments in the Colville National Forest (CNF) in northeastern Washington. We compared their habitat use with single species occupancy models and found that topography was the strongest indicator of differing habitat use; mule deer were more likely to occupy steep slopes and higher elevations and white-tailed deer the opposite. Using conditional, two species occupancy modeling, we found that mule and white-tailed deer occurred independently of one another (i.e., no dominance) in the CNF in summer. The absence of spatial and temporal segregation between the two species was supported by ~ 90% overlap in daily activity patterns and similar elapsed time between subsequent intra- or interspecies detections at camera sites with both species detected. Our research suggests that mule and white-tailed deer likely minimize potential competitive interactions in part by evolving different abilities to cope with low quality forage and by segregating topographically, thus are largely syntopic.