Early determinants of lifetime reproductive success differ between the sexes in red deer

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1429, 1999, Pages 1655-1661

  Kruuk, L E B ^a,b   Clutton Brock, T H ^a   Rose, K E ^a   Guinness, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Density dependence; Early development; Lifetime reproductive success; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FITNESS; HERITABILITY; LIFESPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE;

RUM; SCOTLAND(HIGHLAND); UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTIODACTYLA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033595326     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0828     Document Type: Article

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