BERLIN, Germany, May 30 -- Mammalia, a journal that focuses on ecology, biodiversity analyses, distribution habitats, diet, predator-prey relationships, competition, community analyses and conservation of mammals, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 87, No. 3 edition:

Physiology:

* Food or rut: contrasting seasonal patterns in fat deposition between males and females of northern and southern sika deer populations in Japan