Annual and Seasonal Rainfall May Influence Progeny Sex Ratio in the Black Rhinoceros

Facultative sex allocation theories predict that animals will bias their offspring's sex In response to environmental cues. Biased sex ratios can be a problem when managing small populations in the wild or captivity. Using rainfall and calving records from Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in South Africa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	South African journal of wildlife research 2010-04, Vol.40 (1), p.53-57
Hauptverfasser:	Berkeley, Elizabeth V., Linklater, Wayne L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Diceros bicornis var. minor Perissodactyla Sex allocation Ungulate reproduction
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