Personality and fitness consequences of flight initiation distance and mating behavior in subdominant male reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

• Published in: Ethology
• Main Authors: Strong, Justin, Weladji, Robert, Holand, Oystein, Roed, Knut, Nieminen, Mauri
• Other Authors: Luke, Concordia University, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley
• Subjects: poro; käyttäytyminen; lisääntymiskäyttäytyminen; reindeer; Rangifer tarandus; Fid; Kaamanen
• Online Access: http://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/540904

Animal personality has been studied extensively in recent years, yet multidimensionality in tendencies of risk-related behavior, and the role of such consistency from a mating tactics perspective, is yet to be investigated. We used a semi-domesticated herd of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) to examine...