Wildlife Management

• peak and valley over a short period of time
• not random
• they are predictable

movement from one place to another

animals beome used to unnatural components in their environment.

Ex- song birds and bird feeders

a tool used to document animal behavior

a pattern of movement in animals that occurs every 24hrs

the study of animal behavior

the combination between innate and instinctive responses to stimuli in the environment

• they have highs then crash
• unpredictable

• they are constant year to year
• no dramatic changes

if not killed by one thing something else will

ex- hunting

physical and biological factors preventing a species from reproducing at its maximum rate

short and long term changes in size and age composition of populations

• density
• birth rate/death rate
• age structure
• sex ratio
• reproductive potential

group of organisms of the same species occupying a defined area during a specific time

teeth closest to the tongue

teeth closest to the cheek

brown coloration in tooth

sharp sides of each tooth

tooth sections

alternate species that decreases predation pressure on another species

impairement that interferes with normal function

study of the cause of disease

endemic in wildlife

disease in animals that infect humans

rate at which animals are dying in a population

qualities of the environment that can either negatively or positively affect mortality

ex- weather, food, cover and water

any direct cause in the reduction of population numbers

ex- starvation, hunting

not related in its effect to the number of individuals in the population

ex- poor climate

the higher the density the greater the number of individuals and percentage of population die

ex- starvation, disease, hunting

frequency of negative social interactions which occur between individuals in a population per unit of time

mate for life

male mates with multiple females

female mates with multiple males

both sexes have multiple partners

covered with fur or feathers and capable of moving about when first hatched or born

born naked, blind and helpless

number of males to females

how long the female is pregnant

births times 100 females in a population

birth/time

number of young per adult female in a population

group of organisms sharing a particular demographic characteristic

ex- age class

• uniform
• random- nothing is truely random
• clumped

the number of animals per unit area

• must count all animals
• determine area occupied
• density is constantly changing

the maximum number of animals a habitat can support successfully

occurance of cover types close together

distance between locations an animal will travel to obtain the required material components of the habitat

an area where an animal will conduct its daily activities

an area an animal will defend against others of the same species

males expressing dominance over other males

communial sites where males gather to court a female

specific type of vegatation or physical features which exist as a component of habitat

variety of vegatation and mixing cover types

where to vegatations or cover types come together

manipulating habitat for the benefit of a particular species

replacement of one community by another

best return using as less energy expended as possible

joint evolution of 2 or more organisms with close ecological relationships but no exchange of genes

hunting, trapping and re-introduction

managing habitat

entering one area from another

leaving one area for another