Movements and home range dynamics of Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus L. in southeastern Norway

Thirty-three Roe deer were radio-collared on a winter feeding site near the coast in SE Norway during 1984 - 87. Nineteen of the animals remained year-round within 2 km of the feeding site. The others migrated an average of 8 km to their summer ranges, but generally returned to the feeding site eac...

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Main Authors: Gunnar Bjar, Vidar Selås, Lars Olav Lund, Olav Hjeljord
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Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 1991-12-01
Series:Fauna Norvegica
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Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/6054
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description Thirty-three Roe deer were radio-collared on a winter feeding site near the coast in SE Norway during 1984 - 87. Nineteen of the animals remained year-round within 2 km of the feeding site. The others migrated an average of 8 km to their summer ranges, but generally returned to the feeding site each fall. During summer bucks defended territories averaging 34.8 ha. Related does appeared to stay in groups with home ranges adjacent to each other and there was an extensive overlap in area use within a group, but less so between groups. Average home range size of does was 38.4 ha. Home ranges of mothers and daughters tended to separate as the daughters grew older. Most migrating animals moved to the east and had summer ranges in the interior, where winter death rate was expected to be high. Apparently migrating animals were most likely to find unoccupied territories in this area.
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spelling doaj-art-1a40d67a7c3348319ef121d5d67efa532025-08-20T02:17:41ZengNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyFauna Norvegica1502-48731891-53961991-12-011210.5324/fn.v12i0.6054Movements and home range dynamics of Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus L. in southeastern NorwayGunnar Bjar0Vidar Selås1Lars Olav Lund2Olav Hjeljord3Department of Biology and Nature Conservation, Agricultural University of Norway, PO. Box 14, NO-1432 Ås, NorwayDepartment of Biology and Nature Conservation, Agricultural University of Norway, PO. Box 14, NO-1432 Ås, NorwayDepartment of Biology and Nature Conservation, Agricultural University of Norway, PO. Box 14, NO-1432 Ås, NorwayDepartment of Biology and Nature Conservation, Agricultural University of Norway, PO. Box 14, NO-1432 Ås, Norway Thirty-three Roe deer were radio-collared on a winter feeding site near the coast in SE Norway during 1984 - 87. Nineteen of the animals remained year-round within 2 km of the feeding site. The others migrated an average of 8 km to their summer ranges, but generally returned to the feeding site each fall. During summer bucks defended territories averaging 34.8 ha. Related does appeared to stay in groups with home ranges adjacent to each other and there was an extensive overlap in area use within a group, but less so between groups. Average home range size of does was 38.4 ha. Home ranges of mothers and daughters tended to separate as the daughters grew older. Most migrating animals moved to the east and had summer ranges in the interior, where winter death rate was expected to be high. Apparently migrating animals were most likely to find unoccupied territories in this area. https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/6054MammaliaArtiodactylahabitat preferenceecologySouthern Norway
spellingShingle Gunnar Bjar
Vidar Selås
Lars Olav Lund
Olav Hjeljord
Movements and home range dynamics of Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus L. in southeastern Norway
Fauna Norvegica
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
habitat preference
ecology
Southern Norway
title Movements and home range dynamics of Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus L. in southeastern Norway
title_full Movements and home range dynamics of Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus L. in southeastern Norway
title_fullStr Movements and home range dynamics of Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus L. in southeastern Norway
title_full_unstemmed Movements and home range dynamics of Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus L. in southeastern Norway
title_short Movements and home range dynamics of Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus L. in southeastern Norway
title_sort movements and home range dynamics of roe deer capreolus capreolus l in southeastern norway
topic Mammalia
Artiodactyla
habitat preference
ecology
Southern Norway
url https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/6054
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