Eld's deer  (Rucervus eldii)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (07/04/08) by Dr Bill McShea, Research Biologist, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/AboutUs/Staff/BiosAndProfiles/McSheaBill.cfm

Glossary

Cross-breeding: Outbreeding, or the breeding of unrelated individuals.
Dipterocarp: Trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae: resinous trees that are found in the old world tropics.
Gestation: The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
Inbreeding: The breeding of closely related individuals. An inbred population usually has less genetic variability and this is generally disadvantageous for its long-term survival and success.
Indigenous: Native, or a species that occurs naturally in an area.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. World Deer (November, 2006)
    http://www.worlddeer.org/thamin.html
  3. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. CITES (January, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. Pickrell, J. (2002) New Population of Rare Asian Deer Found in Laos. National Geographic News (November, 2006)
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/09/0920_020920_deer.html
  6. Wemmer, C. (1998) Deer: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Deer Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Available at:
    www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/publications/actionplans.htm#Deer1998
  7. National Zoo (November, 2006)
    http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/EldsDeer/
  8. China.org.cn: Rare Eld's Deer Moving to New Homes (November, 2006)
    http://www.china.org.cn/english/2004/Nov/111780.htm
  9. McShea, W.J., Aung, M., Poszig, D., Wemmer, C. and Monfort, S. (2001) Forage, habitat use and sexual segregation by a tropical deer (Cervus Eldi Thamin) in a dipterocarp forest. Journal of Mammalogy, 82 (3): 848 - 857.
  10. McShea, W.J. (April, 2008) Pers. Comm.
  11. McShea, W.J., Koy, K., Clements, T., Johnson, A., Vongkhamheng, C. and Aung, M. (2005) Finding a needle in the haystack: Regional analysis of suitable Eld's deer (Cervus eldi) forest in Southeast Asia. Biological Conservation, 125 (1): 101 - 111.
  12. Balakrishnan, C.N., Monfort, S.L., Gaur, A., Singh, L. and Sorenson, M.D. (2003) Phylogeography and conservation genetics of Eld's deer (Cervus eldi). Molecular Ecology, 12: 1 - 10.