Does the Jarman-Bell principle at intra-specific level explain sexual segregation in polygynous ungulates? Sex differences in forage digestibility in Soay sheep

Oecologia

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-30

  Perez Barberia F J ^a   Perez Fernandez E ^a   Robertson, E ^a   Alvarez Enriquez B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Faecal output; Intake; Soay sheep

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; DIGESTIBILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SELECTION; FORAGE; HERBIVORE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SHEEP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; UNGULATA;

EID: 46949104545     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1056-4     Document Type: Article

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