Unveiling drivers of fecundity in an urban white-tailed deer population over 20 years of active management
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; hereafter “deer”) are keystone herbivores that exert considerable ecosystem impacts. Quantifying drivers of urban deer demography, including fecundity (number of fetuses/doe), is paramount for understanding deer ecology and making management decisions, but...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2024
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