Heavier females produce more sons in a low-density population of red deer

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 302, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 57-62

  Borowik, T ^a   Jedrzejewska B ^a  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

body mass; Cervus elaphus; offspring sex ratio; polygynous; red deer; reproductive success; sex allocation; Trivers Willard hypothesis

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY MASS; CARRYING CAPACITY; DEER; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; WOODLAND;

POLAND [CENTRAL EUROPE];

CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 85008254132     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12430     Document Type: Article

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