Age-dependent relationship between horn growth and survival in wild sheep

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-171

  Bonenfant, Christophe ^a   Pelletier, Fanie ^b   Garel, Mathieu ^c,d   Bergeron, Patrick ^b  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

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

Author keywords

Bighorn; Horn growth; Individual heterogeneity; Selective harvesting; Sexual selection; Survival; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SHEEP; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HORN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SHEEP; SURVIVAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; HORNS; MALE; SEASONS; SHEEP, BIGHORN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 57549087408     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01477.x     Document Type: Article

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