Male reproductive pattern in a polygynous ungulate with a slow life-history: The role of age, social status and alternative mating tactics

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 187-206

  Willisch, Christian S ^a,b   Biebach, Iris ^a   Koller, Ursina ^a   Bucher, Thomas ^a   Marreros, Nelson ^c   Ryser Degiorgis, Marie Pierre ^c   Keller, Lukas F ^a   Neuhaus, Peter ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth; Life history; Polygynous ungulate; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MALE BEHAVIOR; PATERNITY; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA IBEX; UNGULATA;

EID: 83555174580     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9486-6     Document Type: Article

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