Neatness depends on season, age, and sex in Iberian ibex Capra pyrenaica

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1070-1078

  Sarasa, Mathieu ^a,b   Pérez, Jesús M ^a   Alasaad, Samer ^c   Serrano, Emmanuel ^d   Soriguer, Ramón C ^c   Granados, José Enrique ^e   Fandos, Paulino ^f   Joachim, Jean ^b   Gonzalez, Georges ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e Espacio Natural Sierra Nevada   (Spain)

^f Isla de la Cartuja   (Spain)

Author keywords

antiparasitic behavior; body size principle; Capra pyrenaica; ectoparasites; grooming; host compatibility; neatness; ungulates

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BODY SIZE; ECTOPARASITE; GOAT; GROOMING; HETEROGENEITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SEASONALITY; SEX ROLE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA PYRENAICA; UNGULATA;

EID: 80052218563     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr092     Document Type: Article

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