Wolf Kills Provided Plenty of Food for Red Foxes
Red foxes visited all 26 wolf-killed red deer monitored in Stelvio National Park. The amount of meat left…
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Fossil Teeth Reveal a Lush Refuge Along Lebanon’s Coast
Teeth from deer, wild goats and other herbivores show that Lebanon’s coast repeatedly offered woodland, water and feeding…
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Red Deer Across Saxony-Anhalt Remained Genetically Connected, but Peripheral Populations Showed Early Isolation
A study of 698 red deer across Saxony-Anhalt found high genetic diversity and broad connectivity overall, but several…
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Red Deer Reproduction and Antler Quality Were More Closely Linked to Feed Type Than Amount
Ten years of records from eight managed red deer herds in Serbia linked feed composition and natural forage…
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Direct Release of Farmed Red Deer Was Followed by 69% Mortality in Croatia
GPS monitoring of 16 farmed red deer released directly into the wild in Croatia recorded 69% mortality; ten…
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Roe Deer Had Higher Blood Cadmium and Zinc Than Red Deer in Eastern Slovakia
Blood from semi-free-ranging red deer and roe deer in eastern Slovakia showed generally low toxic-element burdens and similar…
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Tarim Red Deer Microbiomes Showed Greater Capacity to Break Down Reed Fibre
Under the same reed-containing diet, captive Tarim red deer had more fibre-associated gut microbes, higher cellulase and hemicellulase…
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Muscle Minerals Varied Across the Antler Cycle in Wild Red Deer
In 32 wild red deer stags from central Spain, muscle mineral composition differed among four sampling periods across…
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Metagenomics and Histology Gave Complementary Views of Parasites in Red Deer and European Roe Deer
In 106 wild cervids from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, faecal metagenomics revealed seasonal parasite dynamics in red deer while…
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Human Translocations Shaped Red Deer Mitochondrial Lineages Across Italy
A nationwide study of 164 red deer identified 38 mitochondrial haplotypes in lineages A, C and D. The…
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EHDV-8 Caused Severe Neurological and Vascular Disease in Red Deer in Spain
A Spanish study combined reports from 48 hunting estates, a monitored farm of 1,709 red deer and pathology…
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Forest Disturbance Increased Modelled Habitat Suitability for Four European Herbivores
Tracking data from 3,069 animals showed that forest disturbance generally increased modelled relative habitat suitability for moose, red…
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High Red Deer Densities Reduced Integrated Ecosystem Integrity by 13% After One Year
In two Spanish Mediterranean woodlands, experimental deer densities equivalent to about 30 and 90 animals per km² produced…
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Iberian Red Deer Roared Less During the Rut Where Human-Associated Soundscape Energy Was Higher and Near Wind Turbines
Across 14 days on Lousã Mountain, 88,022 validated Iberian red deer roars were less frequent where human-associated soundscape…
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Red Deer Shared 68% of Their Plant Genera With Brown Bears or Capercaillie in the Pyrenees
DNA metabarcoding in the Pyrenees found that 68% of the plant genera detected in red deer diet were…
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Velvet Antler Had the Most Distinct Metabolite Profile in Red and Sika Deer
A Chinese study detected 2,361 metabolites across three antler tissues from red and sika deer. Velvet antler separated…
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Estimated M. bovis Seroprevalence Was 26.6% in Exmoor Red Deer
A survey of 432 wild deer in the Exmoor area estimated Mycobacterium bovis seroprevalence at 26.6% in red…
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Mating and Calving Shifted Earlier in Wild Caspian Red Deer
Long-term records from southern Caspian populations showed earlier mating and calving in wild Caspian red deer, while semi-captive…
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Free-ranging Red Deer Had Male Antlers, Female-like External Genitalia and Y-linked DNA
A free-ranging red deer with male antlers and otherwise male-typical morphology had female-like external genitalia, while genetic tests…
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Fascioloides magna Infection Produced Liver Scarring and Regenerative Nodules in Red Deer
Examination of 136 red deer livers in Croatia showed how Fascioloides magna damages liver tissue and how fibrotic,…
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