Measuring Fine-Scale White-Tailed Deer Movements and Environmental Influences Using GPS Collars

Table 4

Differences in mean (±SE) movement relative to weather conditions. Weather conditions were classified as below normal (i.e., low) if ≤1 SD from mean, above normal (i.e., high) if ≥1 SD from the mean, and normal if SD was −1 to 1. Values with the same letter did not differ at 𝛼=0.05.

Sex	Season	Time period	Weather variable	F	df	𝑃	Low (≤–1 SD)	Normal (−1 to 1)	High (≥1 SD)
Female	Spring	Midday	Temperature	5.53	2,116	.005	935 (143) A	784 (129) AC	568 (140) B
		Evening	Relative humidity	3.27	2,194	.04	774 (136) A	893 (124) AB	999 (132) B
			Temperature	4.18	2,197	.017	1068 (137) A	846 (126) B	877 (132) AB
	Summer	Midday	Temperature	3.88	2,95.9	.024	283 (51) A	444 (30) B	359 (64) AB
Male	Spring	Morning	Relative humidity	3.40	2,186	.035	1322 (110) A	1021 (55) B	1160 (118) AB
			Temperature	14.33	2,182	<.001	1223 (52) A	1200 (52) A	610 (100) B
			Wind speed	3.45	2,160	.034	1330 (104) A	1061 (56) A	942 (113) B
		Evening	Temperature	5.97	2,248	.003	1268 (98) A	1070 (70) AB	867 (96) B
		Night	Precipitation	6.70	1,279	.01	–-	519 (50)	844 (133)
			Temperature	4.21	2,279	.016	623 (65) A	476 (53) B	559 (64) AB
	Winter	Evening	Relative humidity	4.93	2,244	.008	1256 (139) A	940 (121) B	987 (140) AB