Daytime activity budgets of feral goats (Capra hircus) on the Isle of Rum: Influence of season, age, and sex

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 803-815

  Shi, Jianbin ^a   Dunbar, R I M ^a   Buckland, David ^a   Miller, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMASS;

ACTIVITY BUDGETS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERAL ORGANISM; GOAT; SEASONALITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0041520907     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-055     Document Type: Article

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