Journal article
Daytime activity budgets of feral goats (Capra hircus) on the Isle of Rum: Influence of season, age, and sex
- Abstract:
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The activity budgets of feral goats (Capra hircus) on the Isle of Rum, northwest Scotland, were studied from January to December in 1981 and from May to November in 2000. We investigated differences in activity patterns in relation to season, time of day, and age-sex classes of goats, and their possible causes. Since the goats spent the night sleeping (or resting) in caves or other sheltered sites, only diurnal activity budgets were considered. Activity patterns were very similar between the ...
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- Journal:
- Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Volume:
- 81
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 803-815
- Publication date:
- 2003-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1480-3283
- ISSN:
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0008-4301
- Source identifiers:
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278549
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:278549
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:278549
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-17
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- 2003
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