Male personality, life-history strategies and reproductive success in a promiscuous mammal

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1599-1607

  Reale D ^a,b   Martin, J ^c   Coltman, D W ^d   Poissant, J ^d   Festa Bianchet, M ^c  

^a Centre d'Etudes de la Foret Universite du Quebec A Montreal Succursale Centre ville   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bighorn sheep; Boldness; Docility; Heritability; Longevity; Ovis canadensis; Predicted breeding values; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SHEEP; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; LIFE CYCLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 67650418119     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01781.x     Document Type: Article

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