Influence of Age and Sex on Dressed-Whole Body Weight Relationships in Black-Tailed Deer
Date
2008-01
Authors
Weckerly, Floyd W.
Jones, Rick L.
McCullough, Dale R.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
California Fish and Game
Abstract
Relationships of dressed and whole body weights were evaluated among age-sex categories in 54 female and 46 male black-tailed deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus. Using model selection techniques we found that regressions between dressed and whole body weight differed between the sexes and among age categories. Dressed-whole body weight relationships varied among female and male age categories and between the sexes. Dressed-whole body weight relationships should be site- and season-specific to obtain unbiased estimates of whole body weight because of season, geographic variation in morphology, and nutritional state.
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Keywords
black-tailed deer, odocoileus hemionus columbianus, dressed-whole body weight relationships, Biology
Citation
Jones, R. L., Weckerly, F. W., & McCullough, D. R. (2008). Influence of age and sex on dressed–whole weight relationships in a California black-tailed deer population. California Fish and Game, 94(3), pp. 137-142.