Variation in adult body mass of roe deer: Early environmental conditions influence early and late body growth of females

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1805-1814

  Douhard, Mathieu ^a,b   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a,b   Delorme, Daniel ^c   Capron, Gilles ^c   Duncan, Patrick ^c   Klein, François ^d   Bonenfant, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

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

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Capreolus capreolus; Cohort effects; Developmental plasticity; Early life; Environmental conditions; Fetal programming; Long lasting effect; Path analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY MASS; DATA ACQUISITION; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPE;

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84881229651     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-0034.1     Document Type: Article

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