Seasonal habitat use by nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) evaluated with behavioral indicators

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-246

  Tadesse, Solomon ^a   Kotler, Burt ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

behavioral models; focal observation; human nuisance disturbances; risks of predation; time budgets; vigilance

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; FOOD INTAKE; GOAT; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; PREDATION RISK; SEASONALITY; VIGILANCE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA NUBIANA;

EID: 84861906186     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.57.3.223     Document Type: Article

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