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Biology and management of the Cervidae : a conference held at the Conservation and Research Center, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, Virginia, August 1-5, 1982

Print Book, English, ©1987
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, ©1987
Conference papers and proceedings
xiii, 577 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
9780874749816, 9780874749809, 0874749816, 0874749808
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Phylogenetic relationships of the Cervidae, and the case for a superfamily "Cervoidea" / Kathleen M. Scott and Christine M. Janis
Relationships of living deer / Colin P. Groves and Peter Grubb
The evolutionary history of the Cervidae with special reference to the South American radiation / John F. Eisenberg
Allometry and habitat-related adaptations in the postcranial skeleton of Cervidae / Kathleen M. Scott
Diversity and evolution of antler form in Quaternary deer / Adrian M. Lister
Recent advances in studies of antler development and neuroendocrine regulation of the antler cycle / G.A. Bubenik and A.B. Bubenik
Sexual selection in the Cervidae / T.H. Clutton-Brock
Reproduction of female cervids / R.M.F.S. Sadleir
Reproductive tactics of Cervidae and their relationships to habitat / Fred L. Bunnell
Relationship of genetic variation to growth and reproduction in the white-tailed deer / Ronald K. Chesser and Michael H. Smith
Skewed fetal sex ratios in white-tailed deer : evidence and evolutionary speculations / Eugene J. DeGayner and Peter A. Jordan
Cervid brain size and natural history / Chris Wemmer and Don Wilson
The comparative behavior and ecology of chevrotains, musk deer, and morphologically conservative deer / Cyrille Barrette
The comparative anatomy and physiology of digestion in tragulids and cervids and its relation to food intake / R.N.B. Kay
Evolution of cervid olfactory communication / Dietland Muller-Schwarze
On the evolution of optical signals in deer: a preliminary analysis / Valerius Geist
The comparative breeding ecology of four cervids in Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal / Hemanta Raj Mishra and Chris Wemmer
Deer, plant phenology, and succession in the lowland forests of Nepal / Eric Dinerstein
Habitat use by the sambar (Cervus unicolor) in Thailand : a case study for Khao-Yai National Park / Choompol Ngampongsai
Interspecific relationships between barasingha (Cervus duvauceli) and axis deer (Axis axis) in Kanha National Park, India, and relevance to management / Claude Martin
Some ecological aspects of a Himalayan population of musk deer / Michael J.B. Green
Biology of the Bawean deer and prospects for its management / Raleigh A. Blouch and Sumaryoto Atmosoedirdjo
Exploitation of agricultural areas by roe deer : behavioral and ecological adaptations / Dennis C. Turner
Reproductive seasonality of the white-tailed deer on the Colombian llanos / Raleigh A. Blouch
Reproductive ecology of white-tailed and red brocket deer in Suriname / W.V. Branan and R.L. Marchinton
Activity patterns and habitat utilization of pudus (Pudu puda) in south-central Chile / William D. Eldridge, Mark MacNamara, and Nicholas Pacheco
Behavior and reproduction in captive pudu (Pudu puda) and red brocket (Mazama americana), a descriptive and comparative analysis / Mark MacNamara and William D. Eldridge
Reproductive seasonality and grouping patterns of the north Andean deer or taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis) in southern Peru / Juan R. Merkt
Ecology and status of the pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in the Argentinian pampas and Uruguay / John E. Jackson and Alfredo Langguth
The pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in central Brazil / Kent H. Redford
Captive management of the large Malayan chevrotain (Tragulus napu) at the New York Zoological Park / Danny C. Wharton
The husbandry of tropical and temperate cervids in the West Berlin Zoo / Hans Frädrich
Lactation, early nutrition, and hand-rearing of wild ungulates, with special reference to deer / Charles T. Robbins, Olav T. Oftedal, and Katherine I. O'Rourke
Artificial insemination and embryo transfer in deer : applying these methods for propagating endangered species / Andrzej Krzywińsky
Management, nutrition, and reproductive performance of farmed deer in New Zealand / R.W. Kelly, P. Fennessy, G.H. Moore, K.R. Drew, and A.R. Bray
Farming red deer (Cervus elaphus) : some aspects of research and development in Scotland and their implications for the management of the deer and the pastoral resources / W.J. Hamilton
A strategic view of the history, status, and prospects of cervids in captivity / Thomas J. Foose
Capture and chemical immobilization of cervids / U.S. Seal and M. Bush
Managing German red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) populations / Erhard Ueckermann
Management of North American moose populations / Albert W. Franzmann and Charles C. Schwartz
Management of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groelandicus) in Canada / Frank Miller
The theory and management of Odocoileus populations / Dale R. McCullough
Factors to consider in future roe deer management in Switzerland / Dennis C. Turner, C. Geiger, and Hansjörg Blankenhorn
The influence of forest habitat structure on growth, body size, and reproduction in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) / Andrew S.I. Loudon
The management of Cervus in North America / Richard D. Taber and Kenneth J. Raedeke