Attainment of early puberty in female black-tailed deer. (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus). |
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Authors: | C C Mueller R M Sadleir |
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Institution: | Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Canada |
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Abstract: | Female black-tailed deer fawns were hand-raised until four months of age and bred to bucks in their first fall. Over 50% conceived and subsequently gave birth to single fawns. Conceptions occurred later than for wild adults but at weights which equalled the weights of the heaviest wild fawns. A high proportion of the fawns born to fawn does died due to presumed lactation failure. Further work is continuing on the factors governing puberty attainment in this species. |
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