Search Results - "LAERE, GUY VAN"
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Antler Size Provides an Honest Signal of Male Phenotypic Quality in Roe Deer
Published in The American naturalist (01-04-2007)“…Identifying factors shaping secondary sexual traits is essential in understanding how their variation may influence male fitness. Little information is…”
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Bigger teeth for longer life? Longevity and molar height in two roe deer populations
Published in Biology letters (2005) (22-06-2007)“…) in France: Trois Fontaines (TF) with good habitat and shorter animal life expectancy and Chizé (CH) with poor habitat and longer animal life expectancy…”
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Effects of Hurricane Lothar on the Population Dynamics of European Roe Deer
Published in The Journal of wildlife management (01-10-2003)“…Although extreme weather events-such as hurricanes-cause obvious changes in landscape and tree cover, the impact of such events on population dynamics of…”
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Eruption patterns of permanent front teeth as an indicator of performance in roe deer
Published in Ecological indicators (01-10-2014)“…In most species of vertebrates, teeth play a central role in the long-term performance of individuals. However, patterns of tooth development have been little…”
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How does environmental variation influence body mass, body size, and body condition? Roe deer as a case study
Published in Ecography (Copenhagen) (01-06-2006)“…We tested the influence of population density and of drought intensity (measured as the Gaussen Index in spring and summer of the year of birth) on winter body…”
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Using a proxy of plant productivity (NDVI) to find key periods for animal performance: the case of roe deer
Published in Oikos (01-03-2006)“…Animals in seasonal environments are affected by climate in very different ways depending on season and part of the climatic effects operates indirectly…”
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Body Mass of Roe Deer Fawns during Winter in 2 Contrasting Populations
Published in The Journal of wildlife management (01-01-1996)“…Because first-year survival and age at sexual maturity of northern ungulates often depend on body mass of fawns during winter, knowledge of factors affecting…”
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Variations in adult body mass in roe deer: the effects of population density at birth and of habitat quality
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-04-2002)“…Body mass is a key determinant of fitness components in many organisms, and adult mass varies considerably among individuals within populations. These…”
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Testing Reliability of Body Size Measurements Using Hind Foot Length in Roe Deer
Published in The Journal of wildlife management (01-08-2010)“…We quantified the repeatability of >900 individual measures of hind foot length from 2 French populations of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) monitored by…”
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The Response of Fawn Survival to Changes in Habitat Quality Varies according to Cohort Quality and Spatial Scale
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-09-2005)“…1. Temporal and spatial variation can strongly affect life-history traits, but few studies to date have quantified the importance of the interplay between…”
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Population density and small-scale variation in habitat quality affect phenotypic quality in roe deer
Published in Oecologia (01-08-2001)“…We tested for fine-scale spatial heterogeneity in habitat quality in a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) population in the Chizé reserve located in western France…”
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Cohort effects and deer population dynamics
Published in Écoscience (Sainte-Foy) (01-01-2003)“…Among-individual variation of life history traits in a given population of deer has most often been accounted for by differences among sex and age classes and…”
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Testing Reliability of Body Size Measurements Using Hind Foot Length in Roe Deer
Published in The Journal of wildlife management (01-08-2010)“…: We quantified the repeatability of >900 individual measures of hind foot length from 2 French populations of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) monitored by…”
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HETEROZYGOSITY-FITNESS CORRELATIONS REVEALED BY NEUTRAL AND CANDIDATE GENE MARKERS IN ROE DEER FROM A LONG-TERM STUDY
Published in Evolution (01-02-2009)“…Heterozygosity-fitness correlations (HFCs) are increasingly reported but the underlying mechanisms causing HFCs are generally poorly understood. Here, we test…”
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Hind Foot Length: An Indicator for Monitoring Roe Deer Populations at a Landscape Scale
Published in Wildlife Society bulletin (01-06-2006)“…Wildlife managers frequently use estimates of population densities to guide ungulate management. Because it is nearly impossible to obtain accurate counts,…”
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Roe Deer Survival Patterns: A Comparative Analysis of Contrasting Populations
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-01-1993)“…1. From two enclosed populations monitored for 13 and 11 years, time- and age-specific survival rates of roe deer were estimated in relation to age and study…”
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slow life in hell or a fast life in heaven: demographic analyses of contrasting roe deer populations
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-05-2009)“…1. Environmental conditions shape population growth through their impact on demographic parameters. While knowledge has accumulated concerning the effects of…”
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Reproductive constraints, not environmental conditions, shape the ontogeny of sex-specific mass-size allometry in roe deer
Published in Oikos (01-08-2011)“…In polygynous mammals, sex-specific patterns of body growth are linked to divergent selection pressures on male and female body size, resulting in sexual…”
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Ecological correlates of home-range size in spring–summer for female roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in a deciduous woodland
Published in Journal of zoology (1987) (01-11-2005)“…Data on 22 radio-collared adult female roe deer Capreolus capreolus in the Chizé forest were used to test whether their home-range size was influenced by…”
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Age and Density Modify the Effects of Habitat Quality on Survival and Movements of Roe Deer
Published in Ecology (Durham) (01-12-2003)“…We analyzed spatial variations in movements and survival in a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) population (Chizé, western France) by using recent developments of…”
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