Browsing by Author "Ditchkoff, Stephen S."

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Demography of Feral Pig Populations at Fort Benning, Georgia

Hanson, Laura (2006-08-15)

Feral pigs are an ecologically harmful invasive species that wildlife managers have been unsuccessful at controlling. Understanding the demography and population dynamics of a species is necessary to create successful ...

Determination of Optimal Cropping System for White-tailed Deer in the Southeast and Chufa Response to Nutrient Additions

Johnson, Alexander L. (2011-04-08)

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginuanus) are an economically important wildlife resource in the Southeast. A significant portion of expenditures related to white-tailed deer goes towards food plot production and management, ...

Efficiency of Surveying, Baiting, and Trapping Wild Pigs at Fort Benning, Georgia

Williams, Brian Lee (2009-12-16)

This study, conducted at Fort Benning, Georgia, sought to develop more efficient ways of surveying for and trapping wild pigs (Sus scrofa), an abundant, destructive invasive species found on Fort Benning. Game cameras set ...

Evaluation of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) Browse Preferences and Commercially Available Deer Repellents in Southern Landscapes

Hoffman, Larry Heath (2014-07-24)

Variation exists among landscape plant species browsed by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Raf.) herds. Two experiments were conducted during February, 2011 and 2012 where browse damage was evaluated for Rhaphiolepis ...

Factors Influencing Reproductive Success and Camera Survey Efficiency of White-tailed Deer

Acker, Peter K. (2013-05-08)

This study was two-fold, and was conducted on a 174-ha fenced enclosure. First, we examined reproductive success of male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), where recent research has begun to shed light on the fact ...

Mate Choice, Reproductive Success, and How Population Demography Influences Fawning Season of White-tailed Deer

Neuman, Timothy Joseph (2014-05-13)

Mate choice of white-tailed deer based on age and body size is poorly understood. I studied a captive population to evaluate mate choice and reproductive success. Age differences between mated pairs did not differ from ...

Spatiotemporal Breeding Strategies within a High Density, Male-skewed White-tailed Deer Population

Karns, Gabriel (2014-05-12)

Animal movement is an integral part of most ecological, behavioral, or evolutionary processes observed in nature, and it has wide implications to numerous broad issues ranging from dispersal and migration to habitat ...

State Survey of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) Impacts on Residential Landscapes and the Green Industry of Alabama and an Evaluation of Commercial Deer Repellents

Baker, Laura Ashley (2010-07-29)

Four studies, funded by Mississippi State University, were done to determine white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) damage to ornamental plants and their impact on homeowners, as well as the nursery and ...