Change strategy breeding in the saiga antelope european populations — adaptation to the environment subspecies

Researchers saiga European population since the mid-twentieth century, noted the association of the rut on the right bank of the river. Volga to December, and its duration is 7—10 days. The increase in the duration of estrus in saiga European population, marked by us since 1994, which continued in subsequent years, is regarded by us as a subspecies of adaptation to changes in the environment. This adaptation has led to a change in the strategy of reproduction in saiga, by deterioration of habitat, primarily hard anthropogenic pressure.

antelope, rut, habitat, adaptation, reproduction strategy