Experimental alterations of food distribution in two species of captive equids (equus burchelli and e. hemionus kulan)

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-17

  Ganslosser, U ^a   Dellert, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dominance; Equidae; Feeding experiments; Food distribution; Husbandry; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

EQUUS BURCHELLI; EQUUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 0030920888     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1997.9522898     Document Type: Article

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