Mismatch between calf paternity and observed copulations between male and female reindeer: Multiple mating in a polygynous ungulate?

• Published in: Current Zoology
• Main Authors: Coombs, Keenin R, Weladji, Robert B, Holand, Øystein, Røed, Knut H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2022
• Subjects: Original Articles; Kaamanen; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10443607/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37614915; https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoac054

In polygynous systems, such as that exhibited by reindeer Rangifer tarandus, mate choice can be difficult to disentangle from male intrasexual competition because male behavior may constrain female choice. Multiple mating may provide an avenue for female mate choice, though it is difficult to identi...