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Protocol for Assessing the Relative Effects of Environment and Genetics on Antler and Body Growth for a Long-lived Cervid

Protocol for Assessing the Relative Effects of Environment and Genetics on Antler and Body Growth for a Long-lived Cervid

DOI:
10.3791/56059-v

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09:09 min

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August 08, 2017

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1Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture,Mississippi State University, 2Department of Natural Resource Management,South Dakota State University, 3Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:55Setup of Captive Facilities
  • 02:33Data Collection
  • 05:03Antler Measurements
  • 06:19Results: Individual Age, Nutritional Quality, and Genetics Influence Male White-tailed Deer Phenotype
  • 07:07Conclusion

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Phenotypic differences among cervid populations may be related to population-level genetics or nutrition; discerning which is difficult in the wild. This protocol describes how we designed a controlled study where nutritional variation was eliminated. We found that phenotypic variation of male white-tailed deer was more limited by nutrition than genetics.

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Keywords: DeerAntlerBody SizeGeneticsEnvironmentMorphologySub-speciesEndangered Species ActNutritionHabitatControlled EnvironmentVisual BarrierElevated BlindsHigh-quality DietSedationStress ReductionBody Temperature

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