Mating in bighorn sheep: Frequent male reproduction via a high-risk 'unconventional' tactic

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-48

  Hogg, John T ^a   Forbes, Stephen H ^b  

^a Craighead Wildl Wildlands Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bighorn sheep; DNA microsatellites; Mating tactics; Paternity

Indexed keywords

BIGHORN SHEEP; COURSING; DOMINANCE; FIGHTING; MATE COMPETITION;

OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 0030792015     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050361     Document Type: Article

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