Red deer (Cervus elaphus) fertility and survival of young in a low-density population subject to predation and hunting

• Published in: Journal of mammalogy Vol. 97; no. 6; pp. 1671 - 1681
• Main Authors: Borowik, Tomasz, Wawrzyniak, Piotr, Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford American Society of Mammalogists 05.12.2016; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Animal populations; Animal reproduction; Carnivores; Deer; Density dependence; Environmental factors; Environmental quality; FEATURE ARTICLES; Females; Fertility; Food availability; Food resources; generalized linear mixed models; Hunting; large carnivores; Poland; Population density; Predation; primeval forest; red deer; Reproduction; survival; Survival analysis; Poland

Reproductive performance of mammalian females depends on a broad set of extrinsic and intrinsic factors. One of the most important attributes for a female ungulate is body condition, which depends on food availability. Forage supply, in turn, is dependent on habitat quality, weather conditions, and...