White-tailed Deer Management Strategies and Domestication Processes |
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Authors: | Timothy C Messner |
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Institution: | (1) Smithsonian NMNH, Washington, DC, USA |
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Abstract: | Today, people in the U.S. commonly engage in mutual relationships with white-tailed deer (WTD) in manners consistent with
those that ultimately resulted in the domestication of animals in the past. Using a wide range of media depicting perspectives
of sport hunters, biologists, ecologists, and game managers this paper explores: 1) the influence of anthropogenic environments
on WTD behavior, 2) ‘game’ management and the ability to create valued demographics, and 3) the selection for increased antler
size in farmed WTD. This study demonstrates that in order to gain a more accurate understanding of domestication, analyses
should focus on the evolution of mutualisms between people and animals. Insights gleamed from this analysis also contribute
toward our archaeological understanding of prehistoric animal domestication. |
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