Sex differences in feeding activity results in sexual segregation of feral goats

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 444-451

  Dunbar, Robin I M ^a   Shi, Jianbin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERAL ORGANISM; GOAT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

CAPRA HIRCUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 41949094484     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01478.x     Document Type: Article

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