Compensatory mortality in mule deer populations. Technical progress report

Technical Report · Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6014238

White, G C

The hypothesis of compensatory mortality is critical to understanding population dynamics of wildlife species. This is vital regardless of whether populations are managed for recreational hunting or habitats are altered via energy development projects. The purpose of research summarized herein is to test for compensatory mortality during winter in the juvenile (fawn) portion of a mule deer population. In the fall of 1985, sixty fawns were radio collared on both the control and treatment sites of the Little Hills study area. Thirty-three adult females also were telemetered, bringing the total instrumented population to 167 at the onset of winter. 10 refs., 1 fig., 6 tabs.

• Research Organization: Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA). Dept. of Fishery and Wildlife Biology
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-85ER60297
• OSTI ID: 6014238
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/60297-2; ON: DE86008966
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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