Variations in the birth sex ratio and neonatal mortality in a natural herd of horses

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 243-249

  Monard, Anne Marie ^a,b,c   Duncan, Patrick ^b   Fritz, Hervé ^b   Feh, Claudia ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Birth sex ratio; Horses; Neonatal mortality; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

FOAL; HORSE; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030733034     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050385     Document Type: Article

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