Effects of vasectomy on breeding-related movement and activity in free-ranging white-tailed deer
The vasectomy program, despite causing extra estrus periods in unsuccessfully bred females, is unlikely to cause appreciable behavioral changes that could exacerbate management-related issues at the time scales investigated. Fertility control methods inducing extra estrus periods could be implemented alone or alongside other strategies to reduce abundant deer populations with minimal impact on behavior.
Authors
- Vickie L. DeNicola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3558-2541)
- Stefano Mezzini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-7436)
- Pranav Minasandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6193-5713)
- Francesca Cagnacci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4954-9980)
- P. Bursać
Institutions
- Fondazione Edmund Mach (IT)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Konstanz (DE)
- University of Trento (IT)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (DE)
- Jacobs Institute (US)
- University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus (CA)
- Okanagan University College (CA)
- School for Field Studies (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Movement Ecology
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-025-00554-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.43
Funders
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation