Natal dispersal and gene flow in white-tailed deer in northeastern Minnesota

Journal of Mammalogy
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I documented natal dispersal and gene flow in 79 yearling white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in northeastern Minnesota during 1974–1988. Sixty-four percent (n = 28) of 44 males and 20% (n = 7) of 35 females dispersed from their natal home ranges when 1.0–1.5-years old. Eighty-six percent and 95%, of all yearlings including nondispersers, dispersed ≤26 and ≤38 km, respectively. Minimum gene flow was estimated to be 40 deer per generation, based on a circular subpopulation defined by a 26-km radius. Gene flow estimated from allele frequencies for five polymorphic loci averaged 15 deer per generation among five subpopulations. These values of gene flow were concomitant with significant allelefrequency heterogeneity at the subpopulation level.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Natal dispersal and gene flow in white-tailed deer in northeastern Minnesota
Series title Journal of Mammalogy
DOI 10.2307/1382386
Volume 74
Issue 2
Year Published 1993
Language English
Publisher Oxford Academic
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description 7 p.
First page 316
Last page 322
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