Use of cast antlers to assess antler size variation in red deer populations: effects of mast seeding, climate and population features in Mediterranean environments

R.P. received support from Marie Curie Actions (FP7‐PEOPLE‐2013‐IOF‐627450). M.P. acknowledges the financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Education (FPU13/00567) and thanks the ‘Consejo Social of the Polytechnic University of Madrid’ for providing funds during the stay at Laval University.