Sexual segregation in western grey kangaroos: Testing alternative evolutionary hypotheses

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 220-228

  MacFarlane, A M ^a,b   Coulson, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Body size dimorphism; Forage selection; Macropus fuliginosus; Predation risk reproductive strategy; Sexual segregation; Social affinity; Social factors

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; MARSUPIAL; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE EFFECT;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 34748888324     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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