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Title Deer : habitat, behavior and conservation / editors, A.A. Cahler and J.P. Marsten
Published New York : Nova Science, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 196 pages) : illustrations
Series Animal science, issues and professions
Animal science, issues, and professions series.
Contents DEERHABITAT, BEHAVIORAND CONSERVATION; ANIMAL SCIENCE, ISSUES ANDPROFESSIONS; DEERHABITAT, BEHAVIORAND CONSERVATION; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. INFLUENCE OF ANTHROPOGENICDISTURBANCES ON ACTIVITY, BEHAVIORAND HEART RATE OF ROE DEER(CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) AND RED DEER(CERVUS ELAPHUS), IN CONTEXT OF THEIRDAILY AND YEARLY PATTERNS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Objectives; 1.2. Fundamentals of Researching Stress in Wild Animals; 1.2.1. Definition of Disturbance; 1.2.2. Definition of Stress; 1.2.3. Relevance of Investigating Stress in Animals
1.2.4. Measuring Stress1.2.5. Habituation and Sensitization; 1.2.6. Vigilance; 1.3. Activity Patterns; 1.3.1. Seasonal Activity Patterns; 1.3.2. Circadian Rhythms; 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS; 2.1. The Deer Investigated; 2.2. Enclosure for Disturbance Trials; 2.3. Disturbance Trials; 2.4. Data Acquisition and Interpretation of the Data; 2.4.1. Analysis of the Long-Term Recordings; 2.4.2. Analysis of the Short-Term Recordings; 2.4.3. Analysis of Video Recordings; 3. RESULTS; 3.1. Basic Activity and Heart Rate Patterns; 3.1.1. Roe Deer
3.1.1.1. Circadian and Seasonal Rhythms of Activity and Heart Rate3.1.1.2. Influencing Factors on Activity and Heart Rate; 3.1.1.3. Food Intake; 3.1.1.4. Sleep; 3.1.2. Red Deer; 3.1.2.1. Circadian and Seasonal Rhythms of Activity and Heart Rate; 3.1.2.2. Influencing Factors on Activity and Heart Rate; 3.1.2.3. Food Intake; 3.1.2.4. Sleep; 3.2. Disturbance Trials; 3.2.1. Roe Deer; 3.2.1.1. Choice of Bedding Site; 3.2.1.2. Activity; Total Activity; Number and Length of Resting Phases; Resting Phases during the Course of the Day; Activation through Disturbance Trials
Influence of Daytime and Season on Activation of Roe DeerDependence of Roe Deer Activation on Type of Disturbance; Duration of Activation; Dependence of Duration of Activation on Type of Disturbance; 3.2.1.3. Behavior; 3.2.1.4. Heart Rate; Influence of Season on Heart Rate; Circadian Rhythm; Resting Heart Rate; Influence of Daytime and Season on Resting Heart Rate of Roe Deer; Influence of Number of Disturbance Trials Per Day on RestingHeart Rate of Roe Deer; Influence of Disturbance Type on Heart Rate Reactions of Roe Deer; 3.2.2. Red Deer; 3.2.2.1. Choice of Bedding Site
Choice of Bedding Site after Disturbances3.2.2.2. Activity; Circadian Rhythm; Total Activity; Number and Length of Resting Phases; Resting Phases during the Course of the Day; Activation through Disturbance Trials; Influence of Daytime on Activation of Red Deer; Dependence of Red Deer Activation on Type of Disturbance; Duration of Activation; Dependence of Duration of Activation on Type of Disturbance; 3.2.2.3. Behavior; 3.2.2.4. Heart Rate; 4. DISCUSSION; 4.1. Circadian and Seasonal Rhythms of Activity and Heart Rate; Roe Deer; Red Deer; 4.2. Lunar Cycles; 4.3. Disturbance Trials
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Deer -- Ecology
Deer -- Effect of human beings on
NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
Deer -- Ecology.
Form Electronic book
Author Cahler, A. A
Marsten, J. P
ISBN 9781621007326
1621007324