Group-size-dependent association between food profitability, predation risk and distribution of free-ranging bison

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 887-892

  Fortin, Daniel ^a   Fortin, Marie Eve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bison bison; free ranging bison; group size; intraspecific competition; predation risk; resource selection; seasonal effect; social information; wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; GROUP SIZE; HERBIVORE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREDATION RISK; PROFITABILITY; RESOURCE SELECTION; SEDGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNGULATE;

BISON; BISON BISON; BISON BISON BISON; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CAREX ATHERODES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70349180162     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.06.026     Document Type: Article

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