Maternal quality and differences in milk production and composition for male and female Iberian red deer calves (Cervus elaphus hispanicus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-274

  Landete Castillejos, Tomás ^a   García, Andrés ^a   López Serrano, Francisco R ^a   Gallego, Laureano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian red deer; Maternal expenditure; Milk composition; Milk production; Trivers Willard model

Indexed keywords

DEER; MATERNAL EFFECT; MILK PRODUCTION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX ALLOCATION;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS;

EID: 12844250266     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0848-8     Document Type: Article

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