Energetic costs of male reproduction in a scramble competition mating system

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-34

  Lane, Jeffrey E ^a,d   Boutin, Stan ^a   Speakman, John R ^b   Humphries, Murray M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Daily energy expenditure; Life history; Mating system; North American red squirrel; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RODENT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; SCIURIDAE; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 72449133927     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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