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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5493009" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Now that doesn't mean deer in different geographic regions aren't smaller or larger do to localized genetics. In a region of low-quality forage, deer are often smaller in body and antler because that is advantageous for survival. A smaller deer requires less food resources to survive and prosper, hence deer become smaller. Just look at the Key Deer of the Florida Keys. They are not a genetically unique species. They are just whitetails that have evolved to be very tiny because of the limited resources available on the islands. Evolving to be much smaller is VERY common with all species of mammal trapped on islands.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5493009, member: 17"] Now that doesn't mean deer in different geographic regions aren't smaller or larger do to localized genetics. In a region of low-quality forage, deer are often smaller in body and antler because that is advantageous for survival. A smaller deer requires less food resources to survive and prosper, hence deer become smaller. Just look at the Key Deer of the Florida Keys. They are not a genetically unique species. They are just whitetails that have evolved to be very tiny because of the limited resources available on the islands. Evolving to be much smaller is VERY common with all species of mammal trapped on islands. [/QUOTE]
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