Home range dynamics of male roe deerCapreolus capreolus in a mountainous habitat

Use of space and habitat selection by roe deer Capreolus capreolus in a Mediterranean coastal area: how does woods landscape affect home range?

“…In view of the low consecutive bi-monthly overlap values, these males could not be considered "migratory", even if this behavioural pattern is a wellknown one for roe deer (Mysterud 1999;Lamberti et al 2004); in fact, they did not shift between two areas but from April onwards moved continuously from one area to a new one during the pre-reproductive and reproductive periods without establishing a stable site. Roe deer bucks are commonly thought of as territorial cervids (Strandgaard 1972;Owen-Smith 1977;Bideau et al 1983;Hewison et al 1998;Liberg et al 1998;Rossi et al 2003), with only sub-adult males being excluded from ownership of territory, given that they range over that of adult bucks (Bramley 1970;Danilkin b 1996;Hewison et al 1998). No behaviour during the rut that could clearly be identified as an alternative mating tactic to territoriality was observed in prime-age roe deer males in early studies (Liberg et al 1998), but the observations of roaming males mating with females in our area could suggest that this could be the case in open areas.…”

“…Therefore, roe deer has become one of the most investigated ungulate species, with much information being available regarding its ecology and behaviour. Adult males are commonly thought of as territorial animals before and during the reproductive period (Owen-Smith 1977;Hewison et al 1998;Liberg et al 1998;Rossi et al 2003), even in populations living in open areas (Zejda and Bauerova 1985;Maublanc et al 1987) where they generally form groups to feed during winter (Kurt 1968;Zejda 1978;Maublanc et al 1987;Cibien et al 1989;Hewison et al 1998). In most territorial ungulate species, only part of the adult male population is territorial -usually 1/3 or 2/3 (Owen-Smith 1977) -and it is now assumed that some prime-age males may adopt non-territorial strategies even if these were previously thought to be rare in roe deer (Johansson and Liberg 1996).…”

Ranging behaviour of translocated roe deer in a Mediterranean habitat: seasonal and altitudinal influences on home range size and patterns of range use

“…Home range size can be influenced by many factors, such as the availability of food and cover (Tufto et al 1996), age and sex (Rossi et al 2003), population density (Mysterud 1998, Kjellander et al 2004, elevation (Mysterud 1999) and climate (Kiili 1987).…”

First description of spatial and temporal patterns of river crossings by European roe deer Capreolus capreolus (Mammalia: Cervidae): characteristics and possible reasons

“…Several studies in Europe described the spatio-temporal patterns of roe deer movements, home range size and habitat use (Bramley 1970;Strandgaard 1972;Fruziński et al 1983;Danilkin et al 1992;Danilkin 1996;Johansson 1996;Hewison et al 1998;Liberg et al 1998;Rossi et al 2003;Cagnacci et al 2011;Debeffe et al 2014).…”

“…They occupy it in spring and they hold it until the end of the rutting season (Strandgaard 1972;Fruziński et al 1983;Danilkin 1996;Johansson 1996;Liberg et al 1998). Older bucks have spatially stable territories -they can keep the same area in consecutive years -but the younger individuals have to disperse to find/occupy new places (Hewison et al 1998;Rossi et al 2003). Markolt et al (2012) and Putzu et al (2014) found that most roe deer-vehicle collisions occurred in spring due to the increased activity of the species in that season.…”