Life-history traits of gaur Bos gaurus: a first analysis

Life-history traits of gaur Bos gaurus: a first analysis

In this first detailed analysis of gaur Bos gaurus life-history traits, data were collected from a 20-month field study in South India and from captive gaur populations. Mean age of females at first parturition was 3 years; females remained fertile beyond the age of 15 years. Adult females were thre...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mammal review 2011, Vol.41 (1), p.75-84
Hauptverfasser: AHRESTANI, Farshid S, IYER, Subramaniam, HEITKÖNIG, Ignas M.A, PRINS, Herbert H.T
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal reproduction
bison
Bos gaurus
Bovidae
buffalo
carnivores
Cattle
demography
ecology
India
mortality
population-dynamics
prey selection
reproduction
sexual size dimorphism
southern india
Studies
tiger
ungulate
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Zusammenfassung:In this first detailed analysis of gaur Bos gaurus life-history traits, data were collected from a 20-month field study in South India and from captive gaur populations. Mean age of females at first parturition was 3 years; females remained fertile beyond the age of 15 years. Adult females were three times more abundant than adult males in the wild; survival of females was greater than males beyond three years of age. Life span of both sexes has not exceeded 24 years in captivity. Gaur life-history traits are similar to those of other similar-sized Bovini species.
ISSN:0305-1838
1365-2907
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00166.x