Body Condition Of Radio-Collared Mule Deer While Injured And Following Recovery

摘要

We evaluated levels of body fat, body condition scores, live weight, and fetal rates of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) compromised by injuries from radiocollars and compared them to non-injured animals before and after those injuries had healed. Compromised animals had lower values for all parameters at the time injuries were discovered, and that pattern repeated itself 4 mo later when subjects again were examined. Investigators must consider ramifications of their activities for research subjects, as well as for research results.