supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30870308 and 31071944);the Shanghai Rising-Star Program(10QA1402200)
Cervus sichuanicus is a species of sika deer (Cervus nippon Group). To date, research has mainly focused on quantity surveying and behavior studies, with genetic information on this species currently deficient. To p...
This research was supported by the Key Project in the National Science and Technology Pillar Program in the Eleventh Five-year Plan Period of China (Grant No. 2008BADBOB01), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30770320). We thank B. D. Bravery and Z.-Y. Jia for English editing and helpful comments on the manuscript, and we thank S.-Y. Li, Y.-Q. Wu, B. Long, E.-B. Zhang, H. Zhang and X. Wen of Datian National Nature Reserve for their assistance when we conducted fieldwork.
Male copulatory patterns, female multiple copulation and male post-copulatory guarding were studied in Eld's deer Cervus eldi in Datian National Nature Reserve, China. Mating behavior in 18 females and 11 males from ...