Capital-Income Breeding in Male Ungulates: Causes and Consequences of Strategy Differences Among Species

The capital and income breeding concept links energy resources used during reproduction to the timing of their acquisition. During reproduction, capital breeders rely on resources gained previously and accumulated for reproductive investment. By contrast, income breeders use mainly resources collect...

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Main Authors: Marco Apollonio, Enrico Merli, Roberta Chirichella, Boštjan Pokorny, Ajša Alagić, Katarina Flajšman, Philip A. Stephens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.521767/full