Age-related gestation length adjustment in a large iteroparous mammal at northern latitude

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1002-1006

  Mysterud, Atle ^a   Røed, Knut H ^b   Holand, Øystein ^b   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^c   Nieminen, Mauri ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Life history tactics; Maternal allocation; Rangifer tarandus; Reproductive synchrony; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

AGE; DEER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; PATERNITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FINLAND; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REINDEER; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FINLAND; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; REINDEER; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

MAMMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 68149176524     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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