Research Article
Antler and Body Size in Black-Tailed Deer: An Analysis of Cohort Effects
Table 5
Model-averaged coefficients for antler size of black-tailed deer during 1980–1997 in Hopland, California, USA. Abbreviations of model parameters are as follows: Precip: total monthly precipitation; Temp: average monthly temperature; in_utero: the period while the male was in utero during the full gestation (October–April); D: the dry season (May–September); W: the wet season (October–April); grow: the first year of growth of the male (May–April) split into wet and dry seasons; Harv: the year prior to harvest of the male (October–September) split into wet and dry seasons; Treat: the treatment period (before: pretreatment, or after: the combined treatment and posttreatment); Int: the interaction term between precipitation and treatment period during the first year of growth or while in utero; Weight: body weight (dressed weight) corrected for age using the residuals. Bold values in the confidence interval (CI) column represent parameters that did not overlap zero.
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