1993/02/19 by W. S. Fairbanks, W. Sue Fairbanks · 99 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Veterinary · #Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies #Animal science #Biology #Body weight #Endocrinology #Reproductive Physiology in Livestock #Weaning #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Zoology
paper · doi:10.2307/1381911
published in Journal of Mammalogy 74(1), 129-135 (Oxford University Press)
openalex publication_date 1993/02/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
Neonatal fawns of pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) in Middle Park, Colorado, were weighed and marked, and survival was monitored to weaning in 1988–1990. Birthdates were similar for both sexes, and birthdate did not affect survival to weaning. Birthweight tended to decrease with later birthdate. In 1990, female fawns were heavier at birth than male fawns, and females that survived to weaning were heavier at birth than females that did not survive. Birthdate does not appear important for survival of fawns to weaning, but birthweight can be a factor in survival to weaning in some years.