Investment in fighting in relation to body condition, age and dominance rank in the male fallow deer, Dama dama

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1293-1300

  Jennings, Dómhnall J ^a   Carlin, Caitríona M ^b   Hayden, Thomas J ^c   Gammell, Martin P ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Body condition; Contest structure; Dama dama; Fallow deer; Fighting; Life history; Reproductive effort

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; CONTEST COMPETITION; DEER; DOMINANCE; FIGHTING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

CERVIDAE; DAMA DAMA;

EID: 78651506118     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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