Early reproductive success, preceding bachelor ranks and their behavioural correlates in young Przewalski's stallions

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Bourjade, M ^a,b   Tatin, L ^a   King, S R B ^a   Feh, C ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Bachelor group; Behavioural correlates; Horse; Male rank; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROOMING; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HORSE; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS PRZEWALSKII; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953282015     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2009.9522507     Document Type: Article

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