Consequences of natal dispersal in female horses

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 565-579

  Monard, Anne Marie ^a   Duncan, Patrick ^b  

^a CNRS ^*  (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

HORSE; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; NATAL DISPERSAL;

EID: 0030222878     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0198     Document Type: Article

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