Chasin’ Tail in Southern Alabama: Delineating Programmed and Stimulus-driven Grooming in Odocoileus virginianus

Chasin’ Tail in Southern Alabama: Delineating Programmed and Stimulus-driven Grooming in Odocoileus virginianus

This study examined variation in ectoparasite density and grooming behavior of naturally occurring white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in southwest Alabama. Stimulus-driven grooming as well as the intraspecific body size and vigilance principles of programmed grooming were tested. During the...

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Main Author: Heine, Kyle
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UNO 2015
Subjects:
White-tailed deer
grooming
ectoparasites
Hippoboscidae
Ixodidae
generalized linear models
Behavior and Ethology
Biology
Online Access:http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2038
http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3113&context=td

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http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2038
http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3113&context=td

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