Lack of aggression and avoidance between vicuña and guanaco herds grazing in the same Andean habitat

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 72-75

  Lucherini, Mauro ^a,b   Birochio, Diego E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aggression; Andean habitat; Argentina; Avoidance; Herd distribution; Lama guanicoe; Trophic niche; Vicugna vicugna

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343846900     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650521.1997.10383065     Document Type: Article

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