Distribution of mating across season and reproductive success according to dominance in male red deer

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-12

  Bartoš, Luděk ^a   Perner, Václav ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b Forests of the Czech Republic ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dominance; Red deer; Reproduction; Stag

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; RED DEER; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL STATUS;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0031781680     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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