Differences in sexual dimorphism among four gazelle taxa (Gazella spp.) in the Middle East

Animal Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-412

  Wronski, Torsten ^a,b   Sandouka, Mohamed A ^a,b   Plath, Martin ^c   Cunningham, Peter ^a,b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development   (United Kingdom)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; captive breeding; Gazelles; male male competition; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ARMS RACE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CATTLE; DIVERGENCE; GROUP SIZE; HORN; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATE ATTRACTION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; SAUDI ARABIA;

GAZELLA; GAZELLA DORCAS; GAZELLA GAZELLA; GAZELLA SUBGUTTUROSA MARICA;

EID: 78649378061     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075610X523279     Document Type: Article

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