Sociality and relationships in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-170

  Villaret, Jean Charles ^a   Bon, Richard ^b,c  

^a Agence Pour l'Etud Gestion l'E   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE IBEX; GREGARIOUSNESS; IBEX; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP;

FRANCE, ALPS, SOUS-DINE MASSIF;

CAPRA IBEX;

EID: 0031802305     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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