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Body mass and individual fitness in female ungulates: bigger is not always better.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Mar 2000

Gaillard J M, Festa-Bianchet M, Delorme D, Jorgenson J

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In female vertebrates, differences in fitness often correspond to differences in phenotypic quality, suggesting that larger females have greater fitness. Variation in individual fitness can result from variation in life span and/or variation in yearly reproductive success, but no study has yet assessed the relationships between the components of fitness and phenotypic quality while controlling for life span. We...

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PMID: 10737404
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1024
PMCID: PMC1690550

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