Population density affects sex ratio variation in red deer

Nature

Volumn 399, Issue 6735, 1999, Pages 459-461

  Kruuk, Loeske E B ^a,b   Clutton Brock, Tim H ^a   Albon, Steve D ^c   Pemberton, Josephine M ^b   Guinness, Flona E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; MATERNAL EFFECT; SEX RATIO;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DEER; EVOLUTION; FETUS WASTAGE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STRESS; WINTER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DEER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0033519673     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/20917     Document Type: Article

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