Access to mates in a territorial ungulate is determined by the size of a male's territory, but not by its habitat quality

Nicolas Morellet; Petter Kjellander; Michel Goulard; Olof Liberg; Mark Hewison

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01467.x

Access to mates in a territorial ungulate is determined by the size of a male's territory, but not by its habitat quality

Nicolas Morellet
, Petter Kjellander
, Michel Goulard
, Olof Liberg
, Mark Hewison

Department of Ecology

Publication: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Abstract

This may explain the stability of male territories between years, suggesting that male territoriality conforms to an 'always stay' and 'low risk-low gain' mating strategy in roe deer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-51
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Animal Ecology
Volume	78
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01467.x
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

mating tactics
reproductive success
resources
territory quality
ungulates

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Access to mates in a territorial ungulate is determined by the size of a male's territory, but not by its habitat quality

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