Black hole models of ungulate lek size and distribution

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 891-902

  Stillman, R A ^b   Deutsch, J C ^a   Clutton Brock, T H ^c   Sutherland, W J ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; UNGULATA;

BLACK HOLE MODEL; LEK; MATE CHOICE; UNGULATE;

EID: 0030436034     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0237     Document Type: Article

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