Search for: [Description = "Fifteen red deer stags Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 were observed during the period of antler growth in the Game Reserve. Dominance\/subordinance relationships were checked in 19 observation sessions and on average every 2nd and 3rd day it was recorded in which social company every stag was living. A mean relative dominance index \(mRDI\) was calculated for each stag for the period between his antlers casting and cleaning. The relative body weight was estimated from video\-recordings. Antlers cast in the following season were weighed and measured. The value of mRDIs, body weight and antler characteristics were adjusted for age and then used for further analysis."]

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