News tagged with deer population

Gender-bending fish on the rise in southern Alberta

Chemicals present in two rivers in southern Alberta are likely the cause of the feminization of fish say researchers at the University of Calgary who have published results of their study in the journal Environmental To ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fallow deer become hoarse in the hunt for a mate

Fallow deer become hoarse when trying to attract a mate, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

DNA analysis uncovers the prehistory of Norwegian red deer

For his doctoral thesis, Hallvard Haanes discovered that Norwegian red deer are genetically different from other European red deer, due to their historical distribution. However, a century ago, red deer were ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Warming climate means red deer rutting season arrives early

Wild red deer on the Isle of Rum, which were featured in the BBC TV series Autumnwatch, are rutting earlier in the year, a study shows.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Time series identify population responses to climate change

Biologists have for several years modeled how different species are likely to respond to climate change. Most such studies ignore differences between populations within a species and the interactions between species, in the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0