Sexual segregation among feral goats: testing between alternative hypotheses
Sexual segregation occurs widely in ungulates, and four principal hypotheses (predation, forage quality, social preferences and activity patterning) have been suggested as possible explanations. However, no single explanation has so far received widespread support. We used data on the grouping behav...
Autores principales: | Calhim, S, Shi, J, Dunbar, R |
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Formato: | Journal article |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
2006
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