Hormones, parasites and male mating tactics in Alpine chamois: Identifying the mechanisms of life history trade-offs

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1061-1070

  Corlatti, Luca ^a,b   Béthaz, Stéphanie ^c   von Hardenberg, Achaz ^d   Bassano, Bruno ^d   Palme, Rupert ^e   Lovari, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Gran Paradiso National Park ^*  (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpine chamois; Alternative mating tactics; Faecal hormone metabolite; Parasitism; Reproductive behaviour; Rupicapra rupicapra; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FAT RESERVE; FECES; HORMONE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INJURY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; METABOLITE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RUMINANT; SECRETION; SURVIVAL; TERRITORIALITY; TRADE-OFF;

GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY];

RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

EID: 84866915223     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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