Deer Responses to Sounds From a Vehicle-Mounted Sound-Production System
| Autor: | David A. Osborn, Gino J. D'Angelo, Robert J. Warren, Karl V. Miller, Sharon A. Valitzski, George R. Gallagher |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
geography
medicine.medical_specialty geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Sound production Audiology Biology Odocoileus biology.organism_classification Hearing range medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Wildlife management Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Sound (geography) Nature and Landscape Conservation General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:1072-1076 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2817 0022-541X |
| DOI: | 10.2193/2007-581 |
| Popis: | We evaluated efficacy of sound as a deterrent for reducing deer (Odocoileus spp.)–vehicle collisions by observing behavioral responses of free-ranging white-tailed deer (O. virginianus) to pure-tone sounds within their documented range of hearing. Behavior of free-ranging deer within 10 m of roadways was not altered in response to a moving automobile fitted with a sound-producing device and speakers that produced 5 sound treatments documented to be within the hearing range of white-tailed deer. Many commercially available, vehicle-mounted auditory deterrents (i.e., deer whistles) are purported to emit continuous pure-tone sounds similar to those we tested. However, our data suggest that deer whistles are likely not effective in altering deer behavior in a manner that would prevent deer–vehicle collisions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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