Life-history effects of chemical immobilization and radiocollars on mountain goats
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Research on the effects of handling on animals has mainly focused on small mammals and birds, and few studies have been carried out on large mammals, A new study investigates the life history effects of drugging and radiocollars on mountain goats in order to develop a capture procedure that minimizes stress. Results suggest that the capturing and handling of mountain goats affected their reproduction and survival. Guidelines are presented to reduce adverse life-history effects on the species.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 1998
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The effects of decreasing winter diet quality on foraging behavior and life-history traits of white-tailed deer fawns
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The effect of decreased forage quantity and quality due to the high-density populations of ungulates on their growth, fecundity and survival particularly in winter was studied. White-tailed deer fawns on Quebec, Canada's Anticosti Island were found to have adapted to their environment's extreme conditions and were able to accommodate a white spruce diet that replaced the more desirable balsam fir without detriment to their numbers.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2006
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Population dynamics and harvest potential of mountain goat herds in Alberta
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Longitudinal data on age- and sex-specific survival and reproduction from a marked mountain goat population in Alberta, Canada is used to build a stage-class matrix model to predict short-term numerical changes for 11 other goat populations in Alberta for which the only data available were from annual aerial surveys. The model provided an acceptable fit to changes in population size for 8 of 12 populations.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2006
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