Sexual, seasonal and group size differences in the allocation of time between vigilance and feeding in the greater rhea, Rhea americana

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 198-207

  Reboreda, Juan C ^a   Fernandez, Gustavo J ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHEA AMERICANA;

BREEDING SEASON; FEEDING; GREATER RHEA; GROUP BEHAVIOUR; TIME ALLOCATION; VIGILANCE;

EID: 0030617059     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00116.x     Document Type: Article

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