Does lateral presentation of the palmate antlers during fights by fallow deer (Dama dama L.) Signify dominance or submission?

Ethology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 389-401

  Jennings, Dómhnall J ^a,b   Gammell, Martin P ^a   Carlin, Caitríona M ^a   Hayden, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; FIGHTING; HORN; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; POSTURE;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; DAMA;

EID: 0036094287     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2002.00785.x     Document Type: Article

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