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Antler Size Provides an Honest Signal of Male Phenotypic Quality in Roe Deer

Antler Size Provides an Honest Signal of Male Phenotypic Quality in Roe Deer

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Antler Size Provides an Honest Signal of Male Phenotypic Quality in Roe Deer

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Full title

Antler Size Provides an Honest Signal of Male Phenotypic Quality in Roe Deer

Publisher

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

Journal title

The American naturalist, 2007-04, Vol.169 (4), p.481-493

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Identifying factors shaping secondary sexual traits is essential in understanding how their variation may influence male fitness. Little information is available on the allocation of resources to antler growth in territorial ungulates with low sexual size dimorphism. We investigated phenotypic and environmental factors affecting both absolute and r...

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Full title

Antler Size Provides an Honest Signal of Male Phenotypic Quality in Roe Deer

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pascalfrancis_primary_18625803

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pascalfrancis_primary_18625803

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ISSN

0003-0147

E-ISSN

1537-5323

DOI

10.1086/512046