Contrasting alternative hypotheses to explain rut-induced hypophagia in territorial male chamois

Ethology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-41

  Corlatti, Luca ^a,b   Bassano, Bruno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c Gran Paradiso National Park ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; DATA ACQUISITION; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDING; FORAGE; MALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; NATIONAL PARK; PARASITE; RUTTING; UNGULATE;

GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY];

RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84890128990     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12177     Document Type: Article

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