Publications by authors named "Marina F Millan"
Body condition for reproduction in capital breeders such as the red deer (Cervus elaphus) is mostly determined by their stored energy reserves. Thus, environmental conditions and resource availability may affect reproductive performance and breeding success. In warm Mediterranean regions, current climate change is driving to a hotter and drier scenario that is expected to affect the biology and dynamics of many populations.
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- Climate change in southern Europe is causing higher temperatures and lower rainfall, impacting resource availability for herbivores and potentially affecting their reproductive performance and sexual selection.
- A study on Iberian red deer revealed that decreased rainfall correlates with a delayed rutting season and lower male rutting activity, while increasing opportunities for polygyny (one male mating with multiple females).
- The findings emphasize that environmental changes, particularly reduced rainfall, can influence mating conditions and sexual selection opportunities in wildlife, moderated by factors like population density and sex ratio.