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Abstract
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mortalities (n = 4,433) caused by collisions with automobiles during 2003 were modeled in 35 counties in eastern South Dakota. Seventeen independent variables and 5 independent variable interactions were evaluated to explain deer mortalities. A negative binomial regression model (Ln Y = 1.25 – 0.12 [percentage tree coverage] + 0.0002 [county area] + 5.39 [county hunter success rate] + 0.0023 [vehicle proxy 96–104 km/hr roads], model deviance = 33.43, χ2 = 27.53, df = 27) was chosen using a combination of a priori model selection and AICc. Management options include use of the model to predict road mortalities and to increase the number of hunting licenses, which could result in fewer DVCs.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Factors affecting road mortality of white-tailed deer in eastern South Dakota |
| Series title | Human-Wildlife Conflicts |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Jack H. Berryman Institute |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 48 |
| Last page | 59 |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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