Secondary sexual characters signal fighting ability and determine social rank in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1299-1307

  Bergeron, Patrick ^a   Grignolio, Stefano ^b   Apollonio, Marco ^b   Shipley, Bill ^a   Festa Bianchet, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine ibex; Body mass; Capra ibex; Dominance; Hierarchy; Horn; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DOMINANCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FIGHTING; FITNESS; GOAT; HETEROGENEITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HORN; LONGEVITY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNALING;

GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY];

CAPRA IBEX; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77954543125     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0944-x     Document Type: Article

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