Odocoileus

When the natural product source contains racemic mixtures (of isomeric forms), then clearly the assignment of signal value to either or both variants of a compound needs to be determined. Alterations in receptor detection of chirality can change sensitivity to the geometrically alternate compound over the range 101 to 106. Of the lactones passed into urine and deposited on tarsal hairs of Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus... 

White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus-, Texas 1979-80 uranium mining district vs. reference site ... 

Impalas (Aepyceros melampus) found dead in Kruger National Park, South Africa, had elevated concentrations of copper in livers (maximum 444 mg/kg FW) and kidneys (maximum 141 mg/kg FW) authors assert that copper poisoning is the most likely cause of death (Gummow et al. 1991), but this needs verification. Copper concentrations in bones, kidneys, and livers of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) near a copper smelter and from distant sites are about the same. However, deer near the smelter have significantly elevated concentrations of cadmium in kidneys and livers, lead in bone, and zinc in kidneys (Storm et al. 1994). 

Proximity to the smokestacks of metal smelters is positively associated with increased levels of lead in the hair (manes) of horses and in tissues of small mammals, and is consistent with the results of soil and vegetation analyses (USEPA 1972). Lead concentrations were comparatively high in the hair of older or chronically impaired horses (USEPA 1972). However, tissues of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) collected near a zinc smelter did not contain elevated levels of lead (Sileo and Beyer 1985). Among small mammals near a metal smelter, blood ALAD activity was reduced in the white-footed mouse but normal in others, e.g., the short-tailed shrew (Beyer et al. 1985). The interaction effects of lead components in smelter emissions with other components, such as zinc, cadmium, and arsenic, are unresolved (USEPA 1972) and warrant additional research. 

Potential food items Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus, flesh 0.06-17.5 FW 115... 

White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus Near zinc smelter, Pennsylvania Feces Bone Teeth Kidney Liver... 

Methylmercury affects the central nervous system in humans — especially the sensory, visual, and auditory areas concerned with coordination. The most severe effects lead to widespread brain damage, resulting in mental derangement, coma, and death (Clarkson and Marsh 1982 USPHS 1994). In mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus), after acute oral mercury poisoning was... 

Mule deer, Odocoileus heminous hemionus 17.88 mg/kg BW single oral dose LD50 5... 

White-tailed deer, Odocoileus vlrglnianus kidney vs. 0.0-2.9 FW vs. 0.0-2.5 FW 1... 

Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus LD50, 8-11 months of age 5, 11, 25,... 

Dierenfeld, E.S. and D.A. Jessup. 1990. Variation in serum of alpha-tocopherol, retinol, and selenium of free-ranging mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Jour. Zoo Wildl. Medic. 21 425-432. 

As a result of nuclear weapons testing, mandibles of Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) from California increased from <9 Bq 90Sr/kg ash weight (AW) to >204 Bq/kg AW between 1952 and 1960 (Table 32.14) (Schultz and Longhurst 1963). Age and season affected strontium kinetics in male mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) during the period of antler... 

Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus, 1961-65, Colorado, femur, 90Sr ... 

Black-tailed deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus, California Muscle vs. rumen contents, 1968-69, 137Cs ... 

Book, S.A. 1969. Fallout Cesium-137 Accumulation in Two Subpopulations of Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus). M.A. thesis, Univ. California, Berkeley. 61 pp. 

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