Nancy Mathews
Nancy Mathews
account based behavior cannot
Based on the behavior of these deer, we cannot account for the distribution of CWD on the landscape,
females home key movement permanent population segment understanding unlikely
They always come back and the females never leave, so it is unlikely they are contributing to large-scale transmission of CWD. A big key for understanding transmission is young bucks. They are the only segment of the population that makes permanent movement out of their home ranges.
five home miles setting seven small traveling using
They are using small home ranges and not traveling long distances. The only dispersers are young males, and they only go five to seven miles before setting up a new home range.
five home miles setting seven small traveling using
They are using small home ranges and not traveling long distances, ... The only dispersers are young males, and they only go five to seven miles before setting up a new home range.