Can the activity budget hypothesis explain sexual segregation in western grey kangaroos?

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1123-1143

  MacFarlane, Abigail M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity budget hypothesis; Activity synchrony; Indeterminate growth; Kangaroos; Macropus fuliginosus; Sexual segregation; Social segregation

Indexed keywords

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 33750047452     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906778607390     Document Type: Article

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