Female grouping best predicts lekking in blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-294

  Isvaran, Kavita ^a,b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blackbuck; Intraspecific variation; Lekking; Mating system

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEK; MATING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

ANTILOPE CERVICAPRA;

EID: 12844268829     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0844-z     Document Type: Article

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