Grazing activity of breeding and non-breeding female cantabrian chamois (rupicapra pyrenaica parva)

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 353-363

  Perez Barberia F J ^a   Nores, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grazing activity; Moult; Parental care; Reproductive status; Rupicapra pyrenaica parva

Indexed keywords

RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA; RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA PARVA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

EID: 0030469850     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1996.9522908     Document Type: Article

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