Journal article
Female territoriality and the function of scent-marking in a monogamous antelope (Oreotragus oreotragus)
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In monogamous species, females often choose between males according to the quality of the territories they defend, but the extent to which females themselves contribute to territory defence is frequently underestimated. Here we test for differences in male and female roles during paired scent-marking bouts, a key component of territorial defence, in a monogamous antelope. In two populations (Kenya, Zimbabwe) of klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus, both males and females usually scent-marked a...
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- Journal:
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
- Volume:
- 47
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 417-423
- Publication date:
- 2000-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1432-0762
- ISSN:
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0340-5443
- Source identifiers:
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274622
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:274622
- UUID:
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uuid:61695b55-c645-464a-872f-219b07116392
- Local pid:
- pubs:274622
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- Copyright date:
- 2000
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