Maturation trends in red deer females over 39 years in harvested populations

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 595-599

  Mysterud, Atle ^a   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^b   Langvatn, Rolf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Calving rates; Cervus elaphus; Density dependence; Harvesting induced evolution; Life history tactics; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BODY MASS; DEER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HARVESTING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATURATION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SURVIVAL;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEER; FEMALE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; DEER; FEMALE; OVULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 63849305132     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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