Directed movement and orientation across a large natural landscape by zebras, Equus burchelli antiquorum

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-285

  Brooks, C J ^a   Harris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

correlated random walk; directed movement; Equus burchelli antiquorum; GPS; movement path; orientation; spatial memory; spatial scale; zebra

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; LANDSCAPE; MEMORY; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PATCH DYNAMICS; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; MAKGADIKGADI PANS NATIONAL PARK; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS BURCHELLII; EQUUS BURCHELLII ANTIQUORUM; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS;

EID: 46849097356     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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