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High juvenile mortality is associated with sex-specific adult survival and lifespan in wild roe deer.
Current biology : CB - 16 Mar 2015
Garratt Michael, Lemaître Jean-François, Douhard Mathieu, Bonenfant Christophe, Capron Gilles, Warnant Claude, Klein François, Brooks Robert C, Gaillard Jean-Michel
Abstract excerpt
Male mammals typically have shorter lifespans than females [1]. Sex differences in survival may result, in part, from sex-specific optima in investment in reproduction, with higher male mortality rates from sexual competition selecting for a "live-fast die-young" strategy in this sex [2]. In the wild, lifespan is also influenced by environmental conditions experienced early in life. Poor conditions elevate...
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