Post by txm on Mar 1, 2006 13:56:34 GMT -5
You might find this research to be of interest.
Are you guys interested in research results.
If so I have and receive info.on a regular basis And will be glad to post what looks to be of interest to you.
Holzenbein and Marchinton (1992) study - These researchers conducted a telemetry study in Virginia. They attached radio transmitters to 19 buck fawns and found that 85% of these bucks later dispersed 2-6 miles from their natal range. After dispersal, nearly 90% of these bucks died from starvation and predation. They then attached transmitters to 15 additional buck fawns, but this time they purposely orphaned these fawns by removing their dams (mothers). Interestingly, only 9% of these orphaned bucks dispersed and mortality decreased to only 55%. They concluded that:
• The buck fawn's dam is responsible for forcing the fawn to disperse to a new area (traditional theory had placed the blame on other bucks).
• Buck fawn survival increases if the fawn is orphaned because this then allows the fawn to remain within his dam's former home range, where he is familiar with the food sources and escape routes and doesn't have to compete with strange deer for resources.
Are you guys interested in research results.
If so I have and receive info.on a regular basis And will be glad to post what looks to be of interest to you.
Holzenbein and Marchinton (1992) study - These researchers conducted a telemetry study in Virginia. They attached radio transmitters to 19 buck fawns and found that 85% of these bucks later dispersed 2-6 miles from their natal range. After dispersal, nearly 90% of these bucks died from starvation and predation. They then attached transmitters to 15 additional buck fawns, but this time they purposely orphaned these fawns by removing their dams (mothers). Interestingly, only 9% of these orphaned bucks dispersed and mortality decreased to only 55%. They concluded that:
• The buck fawn's dam is responsible for forcing the fawn to disperse to a new area (traditional theory had placed the blame on other bucks).
• Buck fawn survival increases if the fawn is orphaned because this then allows the fawn to remain within his dam's former home range, where he is familiar with the food sources and escape routes and doesn't have to compete with strange deer for resources.
. that way the bucks stay in the area . i am amazed at the death rate though , thats really high .