Feral asses (Equus africanus) of Volcano Alcedo, Galapagos: Behavioral ecology, spatial distribution, and social organization

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 197-210

  Moehlman, Patricia D ^a   Fowler, Lynn E ^b   Roe, John H ^b  

^a Arusha Resort Ctr Sch Rd B   (Tanzania)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Equids; Feral asses; Galapagos; Intraspecific variation; Mating systems; Social organization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FERAL ORGANISM; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNGULATE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EQUUS AFRICANUS; EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 0032533286     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00164-6     Document Type: Article

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