A case of male infanticide in captive sika deer (Cervus nippon)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/61988987:17310/22:A2302HPU
Result on the web
<a href="https://vuzv.cz/_privat/22071.pdf" target="_blank" >https://vuzv.cz/_privat/22071.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-bja10135" target="_blank" >10.1163/1568539X-bja10135</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A case of male infanticide in captive sika deer (Cervus nippon)
Original language description
Male infanticide has been reported in wide range of mammalian taxa however it remains very rare in even-toed ungulates where it was documented in two species only. Among six hypotheses explaining this phenomenon, the sexual selection hypothesis is supported by the largest evidence in mammals. Here, we report the first case of male infanticide in sika deer (Cervus nippon) which occurred at Ostrava Zoo. At the end of rutting season, new male had been joined with two pregnant females that successfully gave birth and reared offspring in his presence then. However, in the next season, the same male attacked and killed his own newborn female offspring. Since this male was separated from the herd for most of the time in the rut, we argue that he could be confused about paternity. Therefore, this case of infanticide might be driven by the same mechanism as that which is in line with the sexual selection hypothesis. In addition, based on our evidence we cannot reject the social pathology hypothesis as an alternative explanation.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10614 - Behavioral sciences biology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Behaviour
ISSN
0005-7959
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
159
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
491-500
UT code for WoS article
000784338600004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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