Male age structure influences females' mass change during rut in a polygynous ungulate: The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 682-688

  Holand, O ^a   Weladji, R B ^a,d   Roed K H ^a   Gjostein H ^a   Kumpula, J ^b   Gaillard, J M ^c   Smith, M E ^a   Nieminen, M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Females' behavior; Male age structure; Mating tactics; Rangifer tarandus; Somatic cost

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY MASS; DEER; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; RUTTING;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 32144446597     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0097-5     Document Type: Article

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