Behavioral Interactions Between Axis and Fallow Deer at High-Value Food Patches

McGhee, Jay D.; Baccus, John T.

doi:10.1894/0038-4909(2006)51[358:bibaaf]2.0.co;2

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“…In captivity, the fallow deer has been reported to be intolerant of the red deer (Bartoš et al 1996) and of the spotted deer Axis axis (McGhee and Baccus 2006).…”

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Roe and fallow deer: are they compatible neighbours?

et al. 2011

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The analysis of the relationships between population density and habitat features is important to evaluate the ecological needs of a species, its potential impact on ecosystems and its interspecific interactions. We analysed the spatial variation of roe deer Capreolus capreolus and fallow deer Dama dama densities in a Mediterranean area in summer 2007 and winter 2007/2008. Previous research has shown that fallow deer can actively displace and exclude roe deer from natural feeding sites. Here we show that both species have the greatest densities in ecotone habitats between wood and open fields (abandoned olive groves and pastures), but with contrasting geographic patterns. The fallow deer showed the greatest densities in the central northern part of the study area near to local historical release sites. The densities of roe deer were great where fallow deer were rare and low where fallow deer were abundant. Spatial overlap was great at the habitat scale, indicating a high potential for competition, but was low at the plot scale, suggesting that partitioning of space occurred at a fine scale. Supporting great numbers of deer, the ecotone areas are crucial for the management of ecosystems. We suggest that roe deer avoid areas with great densities of fallow deer and that interspecific interference from the latter affects the density and distribution of the former both at a fine and at a large scale.

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“…In captivity, the fallow deer has been reported to be intolerant of the red deer (Bartoš et al 1996) and of the spotted deer Axis axis (McGhee and Baccus 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Roe and fallow deer: are they compatible neighbours?

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“…Fallow deer has been frequently reported as intolerant to other ungulate species, at feeding contexts (e.g. Bartoš et al 1996Bartoš et al , 2002McGhee & Baccus 2006). Ferretti et al (2011b) suggested that fallow deer aggressively defend crucial resources from competitors as an adaptive strategy triggered by recent evolution in semi-arid habitats (Kurtén 1968).…”

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Competitor densities, habitat, and weather: effects on interspecific interactions between wild deer species

Ferretti

Fattorini

2020

Integr. Zool.

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There is a growing interest on the potential interplay between weather, habitat, and interspecific competition on population dynamics of wild herbivores. Favorable environmental conditions may buffer the negative effects of competition; conversely, competition may be expected to be stronger under harsh environmental conditions. We investigated relationships between competitor abundance, weather, and habitat cover on density and local distribution of a medium‐sized herbivore, the roe deer Capreolus capreolus, as well as its spatial overlap with fallow deer Dama dama in a Mediterranean protected area. Over 11 years (2007–2017), roe deer density was not affected by spring–summer rainfall in the previous year and decreased with increasing density of fallow deer in the previous year. Hence, over the considered temporal scale, results supported a major role of competition over weather in influencing population trends of roe deer. At a finer spatial scale, roe deer occupancy was negatively affected by local abundance of fallow deer, especially in “poorer” habitats. We found a slight support for a positive effect of fallow deer density on interspecific spatial overlap. Moreover, fine‐scale spatial overlap between deer species increased with decreasing rainfall in spring–summer. Fallow deer were introduced to our study area in historical times and their role as superior competitors over roe deer has been found also in other study areas. We suggest a potential role of harsh weather conditions during the growing season of vegetation (i.e. scarce rainfall) in triggering the potential for ecological overlap, emphasizing the negative effects of interspecific competition.

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“…Sex-specific behavioral differences in ungulate resource use increases segregation as individuals attempt to avoid antagonistic interactions ( Bowyer 2004 ). However, interference competition from dominant sex-age classes may reduce subordinates’ access to food resources, regardless of sex ( Appleby 1980 ; McGhee and Baccus 2006 ; Donohue et al. 2013 ).…”

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Intraspecific temporal resource partitioning at white-tailed deer feeding sites

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Individuals may reduce competition by temporally partitioning their use of a shared resource. Behavioral differences between sexes in ungulates may encourage segregation as individuals attempt to avoid antagonistic interactions. However, dominant sex and age groups may reduce subordinates' access to food resources, regardless of the subordinate's sex. We hypothesized that white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus temporally segregated at supplemental feeding sites based on social rank (subordinate: yearling males and adult females; dominant: adult males) and that segregation was affected by phase of the breeding season and diel cycle. If deer temporally segregate according to social rank, we predicted that the resulting activity patterns would manifest in one social class being relatively more susceptible to hunter-induced mortality. We used a multistate modeling approach to quantify temporal segregation and calculated the probability that a feeding site was in a particular state during diurnal and nocturnal hours for each of the 3 phases of the breeding season. We determined that transition probabilities differed by season and diel cycle and dominant and subordinate social classes clearly avoided each other, with <1% co-occurrence at feeding sites. During the pre-breeding season, the probability of a subordinate being present during diurnal hours was 3.0Â more likely than a dominant being present, but did not differ during nocturnal hours. There was no difference for dominants and subordinates during diurnal or nocturnal hours during the breeding season. In the post-breeding season, subordinates were 1.7Â more likely to occur at the feeding site than a dominant during diurnal hours but they did not differ during nocturnal hours. Our results indicate that dominance status influences temporal segregation at feeding sites and is affected by the phase of the breeding season. Therefore, the resulting activity patterns may increase subordinates' risk to human predation during the prebreeding and post-breeding seasons.

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Behavioral Interactions Between Axis and Fallow Deer at High-Value Food Patches

Cited by 9 publications

References 25 publications

Roe and fallow deer: are they compatible neighbours?

Roe and fallow deer: are they compatible neighbours?

Competitor densities, habitat, and weather: effects on interspecific interactions between wild deer species

Intraspecific temporal resource partitioning at white-tailed deer feeding sites

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