Relative reproductive phenology and synchrony affect neonate survival in a nonprecocial ungulate
Abstract
Degree of reproductive synchronization in prey is hypothesized as a predator defense strategy reducing prey risk via predator satiation or predator avoidance. Species with precocial young, especially those exposed to specialist predators, should be highly synchronous to satiate predators (predator satiation hypothesis), while prey with nonprecocial (i.e. altricial) young, especially those exposed to generalist predators, should become relatively asynchronous to avoid predator detection (predator avoidance hypothesis). The white‐tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus in North America is an example of a nonprecocial ungulate that uses the hider strategy early in life; its primary predator (coyote; Canis latrans) is a generalist, making white‐tailed deer a good model species to test the predator avoidance hypothesis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Sep 28, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1111/1365-2435.13680
Entities
People
- Bret D. Wallingford
- Bronson K. Strickland
- Christopher E. Moorman
- Christopher S. Deperno
- Dean E. Beyer Jr
- Duane R. Diefenbach
- Eric S Michel
- Jared F. Duquette
- Jerrold L. Belant
- John C. Kilgo
- Justin K. Vreeland
- Karl V. Miller
- M. Colter Chitwood
- Marcus A. Lashley
- Michael J. Chamberlain
- Rebecca M. Shuman
- Stephen Demarais
- Stephen S. Ditchkoff
- Todd M. Kautz
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- Auburn University
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries – Enforcement Division
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Mississippi State University
- North Carolina State University
- Pennsylvania State University
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- State University of New York
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Forest Service
- University of Florida
- University of Montana