Essays about: "bed-sites"
Found 3 essays containing the word bed-sites.
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1. Tick burden in neonatal roe deer (Capreolus capreolus): the role of age, weight, hind foot length, and vegetation and habitat on bed sites
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : This thesis deal with tick burden on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) fawns, in relation to age, weight, hind foot length, and as well as to vegetation and habitat on bed sites. Roe deer fawns (N = 25) were captured from May 27 to June 27. Samples of ticks were collected and tick burden were estimated. READ MORE
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2. Neonate mortality in fallow deer (Dama dama) in relation to bed-site selection and habitat use
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : The level of neonate mortality in a free ranging fallow deer (Dama dama) population at the Koberg estate in south western Sweden was investigated using radio-tracking techniques. During this study a total of 36 fawns (17 ♂, 19 ♀) were captured and marked with vhf or gps radio collars; 12 fawns in 2008 and 24 fawns in 2009. READ MORE
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3. Utilization of shrubs for forage and shelter by Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) in Jataí Ecological Station, Brazil : an analysis of stable carbon isotopes and of GPS tracking data
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The South American marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is a wetland living species which is in risk of extinction in the wild. Since not much is known about its requirements concerning habitat and forage, this study aims at their choice of forage and habitat, with focus on use of shrubs available for shelter and forage. READ MORE
