Title:

Red deer stags rank position, body weight and antler growth

Creator:

Bartoś, L. ; Perner, V. ; Losos, S.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1988

Description:

Fifteen red deer stags Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 were observed during the period of antler growth in the Game Reserve. Dominance/subordinance relationships were checked in 19 observation sessions and on average every 2nd and 3rd day it was recorded in which social company every stag was living. A mean relative dominance index (mRDI) was calculated for each stag for the period between his antlers casting and cleaning. The relative body weight was estimated from video-recordings. Antlers cast in the following season were weighed and measured. The value of mRDIs, body weight and antler characteristics were adjusted for age and then used for further analysis.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

antler growth ; body weight ; Cervus elaphus ; dominance index ; rank position ; pozycja socjalna ; ciężar ciała ; rozwój poroża ; dominacja ; średni wskaźnik względnej dominacji ; subordynacja

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

33

Issue:

14

Start page:

209

End page:

217

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.88-16

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open