Activity, movements, and sociality of newborn Mongolian gazelle calves in the Eastern Steppe

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-362

  Odonkhuu, Daria ^a   Olson, Kirk A ^b,c   Schaller, George B ^b,d   Ginsberg, Joshua R ^b   Fuller, Todd K ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d PANTHERA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diel activity; Distance; Gazelle; Group; Radiotelemetry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIEL VARIATION; MOVEMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; RUMINANT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

ASIA; EASTERN PROVINCE [MONGOLIA]; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

ANIMALIA; PROCAPRA GUTTUROSA;

EID: 70350150206     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/j.at.0001-7051.101.2008     Document Type: Article

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