Factors affecting the duration of fights in fallow deer (dama dama) during the rut

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-93

  Mattiangeli, V ^a   Mattiello, S ^a   Verga, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fallow deer; Fight duration; Parallel walk

Indexed keywords

FALLOW DEER; FIGHTING; MALE-MALE INTERACTION; RUT;

DAMA DAMA;

EID: 0031965550     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1998.9522874     Document Type: Article

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