Behaviour of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) under the influence of paragliders and other air traffic

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 84-89

  Szemkus, B ^a,b   Ingold, P ^a   Pfister, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Zoology Department Ethology and Nature Conservation University of Berne ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air traffic; Behaviour; Capra ibex; Paragliders

Indexed keywords

CAPRA IBEX;

EID: 0031811613     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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