AnAge entry for Dama dama

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Males attain full size at 5-9 years of age and females at 4-6 years of age [0434]. In the wild, it is estimated that these animals live up to 25 years [0542], which is doubtful. Record longevity in captivity is 21.1 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Metabolism

References

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0179] McElligott et al. (2002), Age-specific survival and reproductive probabilities: evidence for senescence in male fallow deer (Dama dama), PubMed
[0086] Ditchkoff et al. (2001), Concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I in adult male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus): associations with serum testosterone, morphometrics and age during and after the breeding season, PubMed
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0677] Saether and Gordon (1994), The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates, PubMed
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0180] Rolf and Fischer (1990), Serum testosterone (T) and 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in male fallow deer (Dama dama L.): seasonality and age dependence, PubMed
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction

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