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  • Ecology of feral pigs on Santa Catalina Island

    Creator:
    Baber, Daniel W.
    Abstract:
    A feral pig population on Santa Catalina Island, California, was studied for 17 months beginning in July 1980. Density was estimated to be 21 to 34 pigs/km² (95% confidence interval) using capture-recapture techniques. Dry season home ranges determined from radio-telemetry data were small and differed significantly between boars and sows....
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    Dissertation

  • Advantages of habitat selection and sexual segregation in mule and white-tailed deer

    Creator:
    Main, Martin Benjamin
    Abstract:
    I studied sexual segregation in mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and white-tailed deer (Q. virginianus) in different environments and at different population densities to test the hypothesis that sexual segregation occurs in ungulates as the result of different reproductive strategies; females select habitat and behave in manners primarily designed to promote...
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    Dissertation

  • Status and habitat use of Columbian white-tailed deer in Douglas County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Smith, Winston Paul
    Abstract:
    A study conducted May 1978-December 1980 determined that the present geographic range of Columbian white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus leucurus, (CWTD) in Douglas County, Oregon encompassed 1199km2. The area was predominately a Quercus woodland community, typical of the Interior Valley Zone of western Oregon. The CWTD distribution was not contiguous throughout...
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    Dissertation
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    . Dr. Bruce E. Coblentz, principal investigator and my major advisor during this study, provided