Alpine ibex males grow large horns at no survival cost for most of their lifetime

Oecologia

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1261-1269

  Toïgo, Carole ^a   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^b   Loison, Anne ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Individual heterogeneity; Life history tactic; Reproductive cost; Sexual selection; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FITNESS; GOAT; HETEROGENEITY; HORN; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENESCENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF; WILD POPULATION;

CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA IBEX IBEX;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FRANCE; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; FRANCE; GOATS; HORNS; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84888317050     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2700-1     Document Type: Article

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