Effects of sex-associated competitive asymmetries on foraging group structure and despotic distribution in Andean condors

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-65

  Donázar, José A ^a   Travaini, Alejandro ^a,c   Ceballos, Olga ^b   Rodriguez, Alejandro ^a   Delibes, Miguel ^a   Hiraldo, Fernando ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Grupo de Estud Biologicos Ugarra   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Competitive asymmetries; Despotic distribution; Foraging behaviour; Vultur gryphus

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DOMINANCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MODELING; PATCH USE; SCAVENGING; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

VULTUR GRYPHUS;

EID: 18244414134     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050539     Document Type: Article

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