Weak coupling between energetic status and the timing of reproduction in an Arctic ungulate

Abstract Bioenergetic constraints are the ultimate determinant of the timing of reproduction, and seasonal breeding is consequently a widely observed trait. Consistent with this, attention has focused on plasticity in reproductive phenology conceptualized as a response to concomitant advances in the...

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Main Authors: N. J. C. Tyler, E. Post, D. G. Hazlerigg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56550-z