Herd defensive behaviour of chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra, in response to predation on the young by a golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Zeitschrift fur Jagdwissenschaft

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-236

  Bertolino, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Chamois predation; Dilution effect; Herd defense; Selfish herd theory

Indexed keywords

AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; CICONIIFORMES; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

EID: 0141924608     PISSN: 00442887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02189741     Document Type: Article

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