The significance of hotspots to lekking topi antelopes (Damaliscus lunatus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 324-331

  Bro Jørgensen, Jakob ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female mate preference; Ideal free distribution; Lek evolution; Unequal competitors; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION; LEK; MATE CHOICE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNGULATE;

DAMALISCUS; DAMALISCUS LUNATUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0038344818     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0573-0     Document Type: Article

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