Cervus Elaphus Linnaeus Research Articles

Seasonal composition and quality of red deer Cervus elaphus diets in northeastern China

Seasonal composition and quality of diets of roe deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 were investigated, basing on microhistological analysis of composite fecal samples in the Less Xingan Mountains, northeastern China.

Physical condition of red deer in a high density population

Physical condition in a living at high density (120 individuals/100 ha of forest area) red deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 population was studied by determining: dressed body weight, kidney fat index (KFI) and amount of visceral fat in 628 animals. Antler weights were also considered as condition index of stags.

Occurrence of lactation in red deer Cervus elaphus

Lactation was studied in red deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 hinds from the Slowinski National Park during years 1990-1994.

Numbers of red deer in the Słowiński National Park, Poland

Density of red deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 had been estimated on the area of the Słowiński National Park (Poland, at Baltic Sea shore) from 1990 untli 1993. Four research technoques were used: (1) spring observations in open areas adjacent to forest tracts, (2) night observations in spot-lights, (3) sample drives, and (4) winter tracking in snow. It was found that the first two underestimate actual deer numbers. Density based on driving census amounts to ca 12 ind/km2 of forests and reeds.This high density was confirmed by results of winer tracking.

Antler conformation in red deer of the Mesola Wood, northern Italy

Red deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 stags from the Mesola Wood (northern Italy) are known for the very simplified structure of their antlers. An analysis was made of 180 sets of cranial appendages on 41 different individuals observed over 10 years.

Biochemical genetic description of German and Swiss populations of red deer Cervus elaphus

A total of 228 red deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 from 5 sampling sites in Germany and 2 sampling sites in Switzerland were analysed for allozyme variability by means of various electrophoretic techniques. Based on 26 presumptive structural loci scored, the proportion of polymorphic loci ( P) ranged from 3.8% to 11.5%, and average heterozygosity ( H) varied between 0.8% and 2%. These values are among the lowest ones as yet detected in population genetic studies of red deer. A correlation between genetic and geographic distances could be demonstrated and significant allele frequency differences were observed, especially between the German and the Swiss populations examined. Levels of relative genetic differentiation ( G st ) among populations in Germany and Switzerland were low and amounted to 3.9% and 1.5%, respectively. When compared with all other German samples, a private allele at the Mpi-1 locus and remarkably different allelic frequencies at the Sod-2 locus were detected in the game preserve Reinhardswald. These findings were interpreted to result from a release of Hungarian and Hungarian x Yugoslavian red deer in the 1980s. Veterinarmedizinische Genetik und Zytogenetik, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giesen, Hofmannstrase 10, D-35392 Giesen, Germany

Influence of Rest-Rotation Cattle Grazing on Mule Deer and Elk Habitat Use in East-Central Idaho

Elk (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus Rafinesque), and cattle (Bos taurus Linnaeus) distributions were determined year round from 1975-1979 on a rest-rotation grazing system established in steep mountainous terrain. Following implementation of the grazing system, cattle progressively used higher elevations and steeper slopes in each succeeding year. Elk preferred rested pastures during the grazing season (June-October) and avoided habitat frequented by cattle by using higher elevations and steeper slopes. Few mule deer used the allotment during summer, but during the winter, deer selected habitats grazed previously by cattle. Elk appeared to adjust to the grazing system by making greater use of pastures with cattle present, although preference for pastures without cattle continued.

Korelacje zawartości tłuszczu w szpiku żuchwy i kości długich kończyn u jelenia szlachetnego

Mandible and long bone marrow fat content of red deer Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 hinds (N=21) and calves (N=17) killed in the Carpathian Mountains from 1984 to 1988 were examined. In general mandible fat content was lower than long bone fat. However, when femur fat was <40%, femur and tibia fat levels were lower and only metatarsus fat exceeded the mandible fat level. Fat content in the mandible marrow was positively correlated with that in long bones. The highest correlation was found between mandible and tibia, then mandible and femur, and mandible and metatarsus. These correlations were considerably stronger in hinds than in calves. Mandible fat content is recommended for determination of red deer condition.