I have been thinking about deer evolution lately. I have been thinking along other lines however. I think that the two largest factors in deer evolution right now are not nutrition or habitat. I think they are HUNTING and AUTOMOBILES. Are deer going noctural because it is learned or is it genetic? Do deer that are not active during the dayand get shoot not pass on that habit and deer that are more active a night do pass on this trait? Is it a mix of both genetic instinct and learned behavior?

On the cars, are deer getting better at crossing roads? If so is it learned behavior or genetic instinct or a mix of both? Will deer eventually start looking both ways before crossing the road?

Considering all the strange studies out there that get funding one wonders if someone is doing a study on this.