Temperature constraints on foraging behaviour of male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) in summer

Oecologia

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 237-247

  Aublet, Jean François ^a   Festa Bianchet, Marco ^a   Bergero, Domenico ^b   Bassano, Bruno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Servizio Sanitario e della Ricerca Scientifica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Foraging; Space use; Thermoregulation; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; MALE BEHAVIOR; SPACE USE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GOAT; HEAT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GOATS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

CAPRA IBEX; UNGULATA;

EID: 58549102980     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1198-4     Document Type: Article

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