Effect of body weight, antler length, resource value and experience on fight duration and intensity in fallow deer

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 213-221

  Jennings, Dómhnall J ^a   Gammell, Martin P ^b   Carlin, Caitríona M ^c   Hayden, Thomas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CONTEST COMPETITION; DEER; FIGHTING; GAME THEORY;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; DAMA;

EID: 3042783327     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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