Heterogeneity in individual quality overrides costs of reproduction in female reindeer

Oecologia

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 237-247

  Weladji, Robert B ^a   Loison, Anne ^b   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^b   Holand, Øystein ^c   Mysterud, Atle ^d   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^e   Nieminen, Mauri ^f   Stenseth, Nils C ^d  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^f FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fitness; Life history tactics; Rangifer tarandus; Reproduction; Reproductive cost

Indexed keywords

DEER; FITNESS; HETEROGENEITY; LACTATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONITORING; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL; WEANING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; PHYSIOLOGY; REINDEER; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FINLAND; REINDEER; REPRODUCTION;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 42149111633     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-0961-x     Document Type: Article

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