Is the parallel walk between competing male fallow deer, Dama dama, a lateral display of individual quality?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1005-1012

  Jennings, Dómhnall J ^a   Gammell, Martin P ^b,d   Carlin, Caitríona M ^b,c   Hayden, Thomas J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FIGHTING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHENOTYPE; POSTURE; UNGULATE; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; DAMA; DAMA DAMA;

EID: 0037856053     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2124     Document Type: Article

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