Age-related male reproductive effort in two mountain ungulates of contrasting sexual size dimorphism

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 929-937

  Garel, M ^a   Forsyth, D M ^b   Loison, A ^c   Dubray, D ^a   Jullien, J M ^a   Tustin, K G ^d   Maillard, D ^a   Gaillard, J M ^e,f  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^d Université de Lyon ^*  (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE STRUCTURE; BODY MASS; CATABOLISM; FAT RESERVE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATING BEHAVIOR; MOUNTAIN REGION; MUSCLE; POLYGAMY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; UNGULATE;

HEMITRAGUS JEMLAHICUS; RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; UNGULATA;

EID: 80055039791     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z11-062     Document Type: Article

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