The relationship between ecological segregation sexual body size dimorphism large herbivores

Oecologia

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-54

  Mysterud, Atle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body size; Ecological segregation; Ruminants; Sexual body size dimorphism; Sexual segregation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIET; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EID: 0033864339     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050023     Document Type: Article

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