Asymmetry in antler size in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus): An index of individual and population conditions

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Pélabon, Christophe ^a,b   Van Breukelen, Leo ^a  

^a Afd Procesontwikkeling   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Capreolus capreolus; Density; Fluctuating asymmetry; Ornaments; Roe deer

Indexed keywords

AGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS;

EID: 0031656413     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050557     Document Type: Article

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