The ability to accurately gauge the body condition of free‐swimming cetaceans is invaluable
in population and conservation biology, due to the direct implications that this measure has …

An animal's body condition will affect its survival and reproductive success, which influences
population dynamics. Despite its importance, relatively little is known about the body …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Body condition is a major concept in ecology addressed in countless studies, and a variety
of non‐destructive methods are used to estimate the condition of individuals based on the …

Summary 1 Nutrition influences most aspects of animal ecology: juvenile growth rates and
adult mass gain, body condition, probability of pregnancy, over‐winter survival, timing of …

Simple Summary There are various fertility control methods (modalities) currently available
that aim to reduce the abundance of problematic free-ranging mammalian wildlife. Here, we …

The forage maturation hypothesis (FMH) states that energy intake for ungulates is
maximised when forage biomass is at intermediate levels. Nevertheless, metabolic allometry …

Fitness costs of reproduction are expected when resources are limited. Costs drive the
evolution of life‐history strategies and can affect population dynamics if females change …

Seasonal trends in energy storage of the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), a
capital breeder, were investigated in Iceland, a North Atlantic feeding ground. The aim was …

Contents In this article, we aimed to describe the changes related to mating season in red
deer, especially those related to antler growth, body condition score, testosterone and …