Cross-generational effects of habitat and density on life history in red deer.

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We used long-term data on movements, survival, and reproduction of female red deer (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus) of the Isle of Rum, Scotland (1970-2001), to explain variation in life history (age at maturity) from a hind's access to habitat resources and exposure to local density, and cross-generational (maternal) effects on observed relationships. We described each hind's use of resources relative to availability in the study area from an individual-based resource selection function (RSF); we d...

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Authors: McLoughlin, P; Coulson, T; Clutton-Brock, T

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Ecology
• Volume: 89
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 3317-3326
• Publication date: 2008-12-01
• DOI: 10.1890/07-1044.1
• ISSN: 0012-9658
• Language: English
• Keywords: Models, Biological; Age Factors; Scotland; Animals; Population Density; Likelihood Functions; Reproduction; Deer; Cluster Analysis; Geography; Population Growth; Ecosystem; Female; Population Dynamics