Relative fitness of alternative male reproductive tactics in a mammal varies between years

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 908-917

  Schradin, Carsten ^a,b   Lindholm, Anna K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Female choice; Prairie vole; Scramble competition; Social flexibility

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BREEDING POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHILOPATRY; POLYGYNY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SCRAMBLE COMPETITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MURINAE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MURINAE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MURIDAE; RHABDOMYS PUMILIO;

EID: 79960808606     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01831.x     Document Type: Article

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