Advances in Deer Physiology and Reproduction
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Wildlife".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 1027
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal behaviour; captive breeding; cervids; husbandry; physiology
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Interests: deer farming; wildlife management; human-animal conflict; wild animals as bioindicators; ethology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cervids are species of broad interest to the scientific community. In the wild, several species are understudied and threatened, while many others are overabundant and need to be managed through hunting activities. In captivity, deer farming has steadily increased in recent decades, and captive breeding for conservation or recreational purposes is also becoming more widespread. Moreover, the reproductive biology of these species is of particular interest in terms of basic biology due to its link with the costly antler cycle.
The present Special Issue, “Advances in Deer Physiology and Reproduction”, aims to compile new findings and methodological approaches to this topic. Studies addressing reproductive biology and ecology based on wild and captive settings are welcome. The contributions are expected to highlight links between the reproductive cycles and outputs and physiological mechanisms, genetics, hormonal regulation, nutritional effects, antler cycle, maternal investment, etc. Manuscripts based on less-studied and endangered species are especially encouraged.
We invite both research articles and reviews.
Dr. Francisco Ceacero
Dr. Katarzyna Tajchman
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- antler cycle
- endocrinology
- reproductive biology
- reproductive ecology
- sexual selection
- sperm quality
