Male-biased investment in fallow deer: an experimental study
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Six male and five female fawns were studied to determine why males grow faster. Physiology and growth patterns as well as sex differences in behavior were examined and compared with naturally reared fallow deer fawns. The difference in growth rate was attributed to the amount of milk received. The results suggested that maternal investment is male-biased in this animal species, although sex difference was evident during the first 10 weeks.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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An information primacy model of exploratory and foraging behavior
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A stochastic model of an animal exploring and foraging in uncertain conditions is presented. The information primacy hypothesis was found to give a unified explanation for behavioural variation in relation to both internal and external states.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2001
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Colour vision in fallow deer: a behavioural study
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Research is presented concerning the use of two-choice discrimination tests to determine the use of colour vision in hand-reared fallow deer. The ability of the deer to discriminate between slightly different colours is discussed.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2001
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