Behavioral plasticity mitigates the effect of climate warming in white-tailed deer

Climate change can alter the ecology of natural systems through various mechanisms, such as direct thermal effects on a consumer. However, consumers may employ behavioral mechanisms in response to warming. Among these may be spatial or temporal shifts in activity, making use of thermal heterogeneity...

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Main Author: Wolff, Carter L.
Other Authors: Brandon Barton
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: MSSTATE 2018
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Online Access:http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-06272018-145516/