Consistent social structure and optimal clique size revealed by social network analysis of feral goats, Capra hircus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 771-779

  Stanley, Christina R ^a   Dunbar, R I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capra hircus; Dominance; Goat; Group living; Social bond; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMINANCE; FERAL ORGANISM; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GOAT; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84875529527     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.01.020     Document Type: Article

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