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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Main Authors: Readyhough, TS, Cepek, JD, Shaffer, EE, Dennis, PM, Byer, NW, Hausman, CE, Montgomery, R, Moll, RJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2024