Seasonal variations of spatial behaviour in female alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in relation to climatic conditions and age

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-264

  Grignolio, S ^a,b   Rossi, I ^a   Bassano, B ^b   Parrini, F ^c   Apollonio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Ctro Per la Ric Sulla Fauna Alpina   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age; Altitude; Capra ibex; Home range; Radiotracking; Snow cover; Summer temperature

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNGULATE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CAPRA; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA IBEX IBEX;

EID: 9644275255     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2004.9522636     Document Type: Article

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