All Articles Tagged As: deer

Male Deer Are Born To Live Fast, Die Young (9/3/2007)

In the September issue of The American Naturalist, Juan Carranza (Biology and Ethology Unit, University of Extremadura, Spain) and Javier Pérez-Barbería (Macaulay Institute, United Kingdom) offer a new explanation for why males of ungulate species subjected to intense competition are born with lower survival expectancies than females. ...> Full Article

Study Shows Successful Fathers Have Less Successful Daughters (6/30/2007)

he strongest and fittest of a species might be expected to produce the best offspring, but this is not always the case, researchers at the University have found. ...> Full Article

Mule Deer Better Mothers Than Whitetail Cousins (5/31/2007)

Mule deer are giving a whole new dimension to the term 'maternal instinct.' ...> Full Article