Document Type
Article
Abstract
How white-tailed deer use the landscape in an urban environment can help us understand the effects of urbanization on deer populations. White-tailed deer form observable matriarchal hierarchies in studied populations. This study examines the matriarchal structure, home range size, and home range composition of 25 collared white-tailed deer within the city limits of Bemidji, MN. The results found no significant difference between age class and home range size or composition. However, movement metrics from yearling and mature age classes were more similar than the juvenile age class females. I propose this is because social acceptance between mature females was higher for yearlings than juvenile females in our study area.
Publication Date
2025
Recommended Citation
Pyburn, Nathan D., "Age Class Is Not Related to Size or Composition of Home Ranges Among Suburban White-tailed Deer During Parturition" (2025). Journal of Earth and Life Science. 87.
https://pines.bemidjistate.edu/j-earth-life-sci/87
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Comments
Faculty sponsor: Dr. Jacob Haus, Department of Biology, Wildlife Biology Program