Intolerance amongst deer species at feeding: Roe deer are uneasy banqueters

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 487-491

  Ferretti, F ^a   Sforzi, A ^a   Lovari, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fallow deer; Inter specific competition; Roe deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; TOLERANCE; VIGILANCE;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; NONHUMAN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; DAMA DAMA;

EID: 43049167500     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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