Leadership in mixed-sex groups of muskoxen during the snow-free season

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 819-827

  Ihl, Claudia ^a   Bowyer, R Terry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior; foraging; groups; leadership; movements; muskoxen; Ovibos moschatus; sociality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; PREDATION RISK; RESEARCH WORK; SEX RATIO; TRADE-OFF;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 80051866364     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-109.1     Document Type: Article

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