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Female preference and predation risk models can explain the maintenance of a fallow deer (Dama dama) lek and its 'handy' location.

We tested the predictions of three models (female preference; hotspot; predator avoidance) on lek formation in the fallow deer population of San Rossore, Tuscany. We collected behavioural observations in two leks and radiotracking data on 67 deer over 7 years. Two deer sub-populations were present i...

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Autori principali: Marco Apollonio, Fabio De Cena, Paolo Bongi, Simone Ciuti
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Serie:PLoS ONE
Accesso online:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3943860?pdf=render
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