The link between sexual dimorphism, activity budgets, and group cohesion: The case of the plains zebra (Equus burchelli)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1437-1441

  Neuhaus, Peter ^a   Ruckstuhl, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYNCHRONIZATION;

MILK;

BIODIVERSITY;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; COHESION; FOOD INTAKE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS; EQUUS BURCHELLII; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036926724     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z02-126     Document Type: Article

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