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Roe Deer Reproduction in Western Poland: The Late Autumn Rut Phenomenon

Type
Journal article
Language
English
Date issued
2024
Author
Kamieniarz, Robert 
Szymański, Michał
Woźna-Wysocka, Magdalena
Jaśkowski, Bartłomiej M.
Dyderski, Marcin K.
Pers-Kamczyc, Emilia
Skorupski, Maciej 
Faculty
Wydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
Journal
Animals
ISSN
2076-2615
DOI
10.3390/ani14213078
Web address
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/21/3078
Volume
14
Number
21
Pages from-to
art. 3078
Abstract (EN)
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) populations in Poland are characterized by low productivity, which is why their reproductive potential was investigated. The presence of corpora lutea (CL) on the ovaries of females hunted in autumn and winter in the years 2015 and 2016 was assessed. Most animals were post-rut and most often had multiple ovulations. However, in early autumn 2015, 60% of the females had no CL. Therefore, they did not participate in mating at the turn of July/August. Those that did ovulate were found to have one CL. In late autumn, 97% of the females were post-rut, mostly with twin ovulations. This confirmed the occurrence of a late autumn rut. This phenomenon had been suggested in studies but not confirmed. In contrast, almost 100% of roe deer ovulated in summer in 2016. It was hypothesized that the reason for the low mating activity of roe deer in the summer of 2015 was heat stress and limited food resources. The summer was exceptionally hot, with many days in July and August when temperatures exceeded 30 °C. The heat combined with low rainfall led to extreme drought. Meanwhile, July and August are the months of mating activity for roe deer. The late autumn rut allowed the roe deer—a monoestrous species—to limit the consequences of a decrease in mating activity or fertility during the hot summer. Global warming may affect roe deer reproduction, so climatic conditions should be considered in population studies, not only in terms of food availability.
Keywords (EN)
  • roe deer

  • late rut

  • reproductive potential

  • ovary

  • corpus luteum

  • fertility decline

  • heat stress

  • global warming

License
cc-bycc-by CC-BY - Attribution
Open access date
October 25, 2024
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