TY - JOUR
T1 - Yearling males successfully breed in a reintroduced elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) population in Kentucky
AU - Larkin, Jeffery L.
AU - Maehr, David S.
AU - Cox, John J.
AU - Logsdon, Charles
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - We examined reproductive performance of yearling males in a recently established free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni, Erxleben) population in southeastern Kentucky. Sixteen of 18 (89%) adult females bred by yearling males produced a calf. The calving period, determined for 11 cows, peaked in mid-June; however, 3 females bred by yearlings did not calf until mid-July or August. It is not possible to attribute the extended calving period to breeding by yearling males, as it may have been a result of poor physical condition of females or the disruption of social bonds after translocation the previous winter.
AB - We examined reproductive performance of yearling males in a recently established free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni, Erxleben) population in southeastern Kentucky. Sixteen of 18 (89%) adult females bred by yearling males produced a calf. The calving period, determined for 11 cows, peaked in mid-June; however, 3 females bred by yearlings did not calf until mid-July or August. It is not possible to attribute the extended calving period to breeding by yearling males, as it may have been a result of poor physical condition of females or the disruption of social bonds after translocation the previous winter.
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U2 - 10.1656/1528-7092(2002)001[0279:YMSBIA]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1656/1528-7092(2002)001[0279:YMSBIA]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:24344442444
SN - 1528-7092
VL - 1
SP - 279
EP - 286
JO - Southeastern Naturalist
JF - Southeastern Naturalist
IS - 3
ER -