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The social and sexual behaviour of the red deer stag.
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This article is published in Journal of reproduction and fertility.The article was published on 1970-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 101 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Aggression.read more
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The logical stag: adaptive aspects of fighting in red deer ( Cervus elaphus L.)
TL;DR: For red deer stags, up to 6% of rutting stags are permanently injured each year, while fighting success and reproductive success are closely related, within age groups as well as across them as discussed by the authors.
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Patterns of Copulatory Behavior in Male Mammals
TL;DR: A schema for systematic inquiry into different patterns of copulatory behavior in male mammals i proposed, based on four attributes, which includes thrusting during intromissions, multiple intromission, and multiple ejaculations.
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Annual cycles of body weight and condition in Scottish Red deer, Cervus elaphus
TL;DR: The research was done on Rhum, a 10,600 ha island off the west coast of Scotland with an isolated population of about 1500 Red deer, and it was clear that body weight and condition were strongly correlated within each class; the maxima and minima in bodyWeight and condition coincided exactly.
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Population regulation in male and female red deer
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The Functions of Antlers
TL;DR: The absence of unequivocal support for the importance of antlers in defence against predators, in heat regulation, in assessment between rivals and in attracting mates leaves open the possibility that, despite their bizarre appearance, antlers evolved as weapons and are retained by selection because of their function in intra-specific combat.