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bp0004rdr11 | Comparative Reproductive Function: Implications for Management | REDR1998

Comparative reproductive function in cervids: implications for management of farm and zoo populations

Asher GW , Monfort SL , Wemmer C

The cervids represent a complex assemblage of taxa characterized by extreme diversity in morphology, physiology, ecology and geographical distribution. Farmed species (for example red deer and fallow deer) are usually the common larger-bodied, gregarious and monotocous species that express marked reproductive seasonality in their temperate environment. Their commercial importance has facilitated considerable research into reproductive physiology and the development of assisted...