Shifting seasonality of annual growth through ontogeny for red deer at northern latitudes
Abstract Large mammals at northern latitudes show annual cycles of body mass gain in summer and body mass loss in winter. The amplitude and seasonal timing of these cycles may vary through ontogeny depending on trade‐offs toward investments in structural growth versus fat storage, reproduction, and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Ecosphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4639 |