Sexual disparity in activity patterns and time budgets of angulate tortoises (Chersina angulata) on Dassen Island, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 224-233

  Keswick, Toby ^a   Henen, Brian T ^a   Hofmeyr, Margaretha D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Behaviour; Temperature; Thread trailing; Time budget; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AUTECOLOGY; DOMINANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CHERSINA ANGULATA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 33750945822     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2006)41[224:SDIAPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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