Shit happens – a glimpse into males’ mating tactics in a polygynous ungulate - the reindeer

This is about the two big "guys", Spot and Mika, and their endeavour to propagate their genes during the mating season 2007. They were 6 and 5 years old weighting 172 and 141 kg before rut, respectively. Together with 23 other males (one 5 yrs, two 4 yrs, three 3 yrs, six 2 yrs and eleven...

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Main Authors: Øystein Holand, Léon L’Italien, Robert B. Weladji, Natasa Djaković, Knut Røed, Anne Lene Hovland, Mauri Nieminen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2012-10-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/2378