As a follow up to a post a month ago (First Hint of Antlers, posted on April 8, 2011): you can see those secondary sexually selected characters are getting a tad bigger....
I have no idea if this is the same individual or not...but the size is about right and the picture was taken at the same site, so I suppose it could be.
For an interesting article on antlers as a sexually selected trait in white-tailed deer....see here:
Ditchkoff, S.S. et al. 2001. Does fluctuating asymmetry of antlers in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) follow patterns predicted for sexually selected traits? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 268: 891-898.
Lots more stuff to post soon, so stay tuned!
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