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

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

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01467.x

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.

Keywords

mating tactics; reproductive success; resources; territory quality; ungulates

Published in

Journal of Animal Ecology
2009, volume: 78, number: 1, pages: 42-51
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

SLU Authors

Kjellander, Petter
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Liberg, Olof
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01467.x

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/44527