Density dependence of developmental instability in a dimorphic ungulate

Biology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 512-514

  Serrano, Emmanuel ^a   Angibault, Jean Marc ^a   Cargnelutti, Bruno ^a   Hewison, A J Mark ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Body condition; Fluctuating asymmetry; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY GROWTH; BODY SIZE; DEER; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; JAW; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNGULATE;

DAMA DAMA; UNGULATA;

EID: 51549107408     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0221     Document Type: Article

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