Cohort variation in male survival and lifetime breeding success in red deer

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 979-986

  Rose, K E ^a   Clutton Brock, T H ^a   Guinness, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Demography; Density dependent; Density independent; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE;

HIGHLAND; ISLE OF RUM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTIODACTYLA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031772793     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.6760979.x     Document Type: Article

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