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Testing the forage preference of the American pika (Ochotona princeps) for use in connectivity corridors in the Washington Cascades
… declines and extirpations, so planting suitable forage within and adjacent to the crossings will be essential. During the summer and fall of 2015, we completed 70 cafeteria-style preference experiments using 10 forage species that were common in pika-occupied habitats. In these trials, pikas were …
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Landscape Influences on Spatial Patterns of White-tailed Deer Herbivory and Condition Indices in the Central Appalachian Mountains
… that accounts for regional differences in deer forage preference. Agriculture and other non-forest habitats may provide resources that result in larger deer body mass either directly through food items or indirectly through alteration of the remaining forest habitat such as through increased …
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Flightless Giant Canada Goose Depredation Abatement and Disgestibility of Selected Crops in South Dakota
… geese from breaking through and to determine a preference for either barley or a barley and clover mix as a food plot forage. A supplemental food plot was also established to evaluate the response of the food plot forages to the stress of goose grazing. Food plot forage preference was determined …
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Status and Ecology of the Nilgiri Tahr in the Mukurthi National Park, South India
The Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius) is an endangered mountain ungulate endemic to the Western Ghats in South India. I studied the status and ecology of the Nilgiri tahr in the Mukurthi National Park, from January 1993 to December 1995. To determine the status of this tahr population, I …