Group characteristics of blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) during rutting season in the Helan Mountains, China

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-44

  Li, Xinqing ^a   Liu, Zhengshen ^a,b   Wang, Xiaoming ^a   Cui, Duoying ^a   Li, Zhigang ^c   Hu, Tianhua ^c  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Helan Mountain National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur); Group structure; Helan Mountains; Rutting season

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; COPULATION; RUTTING; SHEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HELAN MOUNTAINS;

OVIS ARIES; PSEUDOIS NAYAUR;

EID: 34247887499     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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