Ecological Significance and Underlying Mechanisms of Body Size Differentiation in White-tailed Deer
Description:
Body size varies according to nutritional availability, which is of ecological and evolutionary relevance. The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that differences in adult body size are realized by increasing juvenile growth rate for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Harvest records are used to construct growth rate estimates by empirical nonlinear curve fitting. Results are compared to those of previous models that include additional parameters. The rate of growth increa…
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Date:
May 2012
Creator:
Barr, Brannon
Partner:
UNT Libraries