Sexual size dimorphism in fallow deer (Dama dama): do larger, heavier males gain greater mating success?

By A. McElligott, M. Gammell, Hilda C. Harty, Dean R. Paini, D. Murphy, James T. Walsh, T. Hayden. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Potential causes and life-history consequences of sexual size dimorphism in mammals (2005, background): “Clutton-Brock et al., 1982, 1987; Owen-Smith, 1993; Festa-Bianchet et al., 1996; LeBlanc et al., 2001; McElligott et al., 2001 ), have allowed a number of the hypotheses and predictions on the evolution and effects of SSD to be tested rigorously in individuals that have been studied throughout thei”
David's score: a more appropriate dominance ranking method than Clutton-Brock et al.'s index (2003, methodology): “’s index (CBI) was originally developed as a measure of fighting success for red deer, Cervus elaphus, but is more usually used as a general dominance ranking method in behavioural studies (e.g. Goodwin et al. 1999; Mateos & Carranza 1999; Pélabon & Joly 2000; McElligott et al. 2001), whereas David’”
Effects of body size on male mating tactics and paternity in black bears, Ursus americanus (2003, background): “Paternity has been positively correlated with body size in many polygynous mammals, and high reproductive skew is characteristic of the most sexually dimorphic species (Wickings et al. 1993; Hoelzel et al. 1999; Garnier et al. 2001; McElligott et al. 2001).”
The evolution of parasite-defence grooming in ungulates (2004, background): “Sexual body size dimorphism in vertebrates is characteristically produced by high male-male competition, which is itself the result of intrasexual selection for mating success in males (e.g. Andersson, 1994; Mitani et al., 1996; Plavcan & Van Schaik, 1997; Lindenfors & Tullberg, 1998; Owens & Hartle”
Individual Acoustic Variation in Fallow Deer (Dama dama) Common and Harsh Groans: A Source-Filter Theory Perspective (2007, methodology): “The fallow deer is a highly polygynous and size dimorphic deer species (McElligott et al. 2001).”
Retraction of the mobile descended larynx during groaning enables fallow bucks (Dama dama) to lower their formant frequencies (2006, background): “Body size in turn is often related to male competitive abilities and reproductive success (Andersson, 1994; McElligott et al., 2001).”
Sexual selection and social rank in bighorn rams (2006, background): “The reproductive success of males of several ungulate species increases with social rank (Clutton-Brock et al. 1979; Lott 1979; Clutton-Brock et al. 1982; Hogg & Forbes 1997; Wolff 1998; McElligott et al. 2001).”