Hunting and mountain sheep: Do current harvest practices affect horn growth?

Hunting and mountain sheep: Do current harvest practices affect horn growth?

Abstract The influence of human harvest on evolution of secondary sexual characteristics has implications for sustainable management of wildlife populations. The phenotypic consequences of selectively removing males with large horns or antlers from ungulate populations have been a topic of heightene...

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Main Authors: Tayler N. LaSharr, Ryan A. Long, James R. Heffelfinger, Vernon C. Bleich, Paul R. Krausman, R. Terry Bowyer, Justin M. Shannon, Robert W. Klaver, Clay E. Brewer, Mike Cox, A. Andrew Holland, Anne Hubbs, Chadwick P. Lehman, Jonathan D. Muir, Bruce Sterling, Kevin L. Monteith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
Subjects:
artificial evolution
bighorn sheep
harvest‐induced evolution
horns
selective harvest
trophy hunting
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12841

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https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12841

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