The timing of male reproductive effort relative to female ovulation in a capital breeder

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 469-477

  Mysterud, Atle ^a   Bonenfant, Christophe ^a   Loe, Leif Egil ^a   Langvatn, Rolf ^b   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^c   Stenseth, Nils C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body mass; Cost of reproduction; Density; Ovulation; Red deer

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DEER; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RUTTING; SYNCHRONY;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; FEMALE; MALE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; FEMALE; MALE; OVULATION; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 42149136912     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01365.x     Document Type: Article

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