Assertion: red deer's antler | /r/CapableOf | function in male–male competition
Facets:
value: for mates
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: If antlers functioned only in male–male competition for mates, the best evolutionary strategy would be to shed them immediately after the rutting season, both to free the male from a heavy encumbrance and to give him more time to regrow a larger new pair.