Activity budgets and sociality in a monomorphic ungulate: The African Oryx (Oryx gazella)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Ruckstuhl, K E ^a,b   Neuhaus, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AIR TEMPERATURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT USE; REPRODUCTION; RUMINANT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE EFFECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; ORYX; ORYX GAZELLA; UNGULATA;

EID: 65349096131     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-148     Document Type: Article

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