Male Alpine chamois occupy territories at hotspots before the mating season

Ethology

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 617-630

  Von Hardenberg, Achaz ^b   Bassano, Bruno ^b   Peracino, Alberto ^b   Lovari, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY; UNGULATE;

ITALY;

RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

EID: 0033924993     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2000.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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