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DeerNet summarizes Internet resources
dealing with the ecology, management and economic utilisation of hoofed
mammals. It reflects the research interests of the Wildlife Productivity
and Management Program at the University of Alberta but is intended as a
comprehensive resource for students, managers and scientists.
RJ Hudson
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University courses
The Wildlife Productivity & Management Group delivers
the following academic courses using
WebCT:
ANSC 475. Wildlife production
[spring 2004]
ENCS
376. Wildlife productivity & management [fall 2003]
ENCS 476. Wildlife and rangeland systems
[spring 2004]
ENCS xxx. International deer course
[Hudson, Haigh, English][under development]
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Articles
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Nutrition of farmed deer: Lessons from the wild.
This article questions whether there will be an enduring divergence of research on wild and farmed deer as deer continue their path towards domestication. Changing market forces including profit margins and consumer behavior may encourage a return to more extensive husbandry systems and renewed interest in the biology of wild deer. |
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Victim or villain: CWD and the game industry.
Recent events, specifically our request for Cervid Hunting Preserves and the CWD crisis, have opened old wounds and stirred a recent onslaught of negative press and lobbying. The arguments of the decade leading up to the enabling legislation have changed little except that CWD has replaced TB as the disease of concern. |
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Back to basics: Expressive behaviour.
Expressive behaviour and communication of deer. Visual and chemical signals work together to identify individuals, convey physiological or emotional state, and send specific messages. Collectively, these comprise expressive behaviour. |
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CWD in Alberta.
Official release from Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development |
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Back to basics: Seasonal cycles.
Inherent rythms of appetite, metabolism and growth of deer. Nature, manipulation and capturing the advantages of seasonality. |
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