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Sometimes it's better to be lucky
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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5265938" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>It's always dangerous to equate what is seen in research pens to the wild, as deer in research pens (even if they're an acre or more in size) are forced deer into unnaturally close contact that would not occur in the wild. However, that doesn't mean what is seen in research pens has NO equivalent in the wild. What is seen in the pens is just an exaggerated version of wild conditions. That aid, I remember seeing and talking to those involved in studies with penned deer, and saw/heard some fascinating stuff. I remember one instance where signpost rubs were cut down in the wild and placed into pens with younger bucks. Because of the pheromones left on the signpost rubs by dominant mature bucks, the young bucks in the pens, once exposed to the signpost rub, produced immediate declines in blood testosterone levels, reducing their desire to participate in the breeding. Other studies involved penning young bucks with an old dominant buck and watching the behavioral and physical changes in the younger bucks. The presence or absence of mature bucks in a population has <em>profound</em> effects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5265938, member: 17"] It's always dangerous to equate what is seen in research pens to the wild, as deer in research pens (even if they're an acre or more in size) are forced deer into unnaturally close contact that would not occur in the wild. However, that doesn't mean what is seen in research pens has NO equivalent in the wild. What is seen in the pens is just an exaggerated version of wild conditions. That aid, I remember seeing and talking to those involved in studies with penned deer, and saw/heard some fascinating stuff. I remember one instance where signpost rubs were cut down in the wild and placed into pens with younger bucks. Because of the pheromones left on the signpost rubs by dominant mature bucks, the young bucks in the pens, once exposed to the signpost rub, produced immediate declines in blood testosterone levels, reducing their desire to participate in the breeding. Other studies involved penning young bucks with an old dominant buck and watching the behavioral and physical changes in the younger bucks. The presence or absence of mature bucks in a population has [I]profound[/I] effects. [/QUOTE]
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