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A 3 page review of the assertions, findings, and conclusions presented in this study involving (Cervus elaphus) populations on the Isle of Rhum in Scotland between 1971 and 1983. The author reveals the tendency of the researchers to make unsupported assertions and to clump data from independent populations in such a way that it becomes an over generalization rather than an objective reporting of interpopulation characteristics. No additional sources are listed.
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File: AM2_PPdeer.rtf
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Introduction In a paper published in the
March 22, 1984 edition of the Journal "Nature", researchers Clatton-Brock, Albon, and Guinness investigate the phenomena of maternal dominance, breeding success, and birth sex rations in polygenous red deer (Cervus
elaphus) populations on the Isle of Rhum in Scotland between 1971 and 1983. The intent of this investigation is to determine the importance of female dominance in regard to
the production of male offspring. The contention is presented that dominant mothers are responsible for the births of more male offspring than female offspring, a contention which suggests that
the breeding success of her male deer offspring is more determined by the social rank of the mother than is the breeding success of the female offspring.
Methods Clatton-Brock, Albon, and Guinness (1984) investigate the breeding success of
approximately 120 red deer hinds and 100 stags as it relates to the social dominance of the mother. The authors assigned values on social dominance based on the number
of other mature hinds (one year or older) the female had been observed to threaten or displace in normal herd activities (Clatton-Brock, Albon, and Guinness, 1984). This value was
then further refined by being weighted by the ranks of the other hinds (Clatton-Brock, Albon, and Guinness, 1984). The researchers also took into account observed incidences of the hind
not only threatening or displacing other hinds but also being displaced or threatened by these hinds (Clatton-Brock, Albon, and Guinness, 1984). The latter value, weighted by the social rank
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