Sex- and age-specific survival of the highly dimorphic Alpine ibex: Evidence for a conservative life-history tactic

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 679-686

  Toïgo, Carole ^a   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^b   Festa Bianchet, Marco ^c   Largo, Emilie ^b,c   Michallet, Jacques ^a   Maillard, Daniel ^a  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actuarial senescence; Environmental conditions; Mountain ungulate; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GOAT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; GOATS; LONGEVITY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

CAPRA IBEX; UNGULATA;

EID: 34250760284     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01254.x     Document Type: Article

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