Female aggregation interacts with population structure to influence the degree of polygyny in red deer

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 957-970

  Pérez González, Javier ^a,b   Carranza, Juan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Harem; Mating system; Parentage; Red deer; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEER; FEMALE; HAREM; MATING SUCCESS; POLYGYNY; POPULATION SIZE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SPAIN;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 84860389383     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.023     Document Type: Article

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