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Stallion harassment and the mating system of horses
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Linklater, WL and Cameron, EZ and Minot, EO and Stafford, KJ, Stallion harassment and the mating system of horses, Animal Behaviour, 58, (2) pp. 295-306. ISSN 0003-3472 (1999) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1006/anbe.1999.1155
Abstract
Feral horse, Equus caballus, breeding groups, called bands, usually include one but sometimes up to five
stallions. We found that mares were loyal to single-stallion (SS) or multistallion (MS) bands or were social
dispersers (maverick mares, Mv). The spacing and social behaviour of mares and stallions in single- and
multistallion bands was measured. Indices of mare well-being were also measured including activity
budgets (feeding: MS>SS = Mv; resting: MSSS), maternal effort in
maintaining contact with foals (MS = Mv>SS), parasite levels in faeces (MS>Mv>SS), body condition
(MS = Mv
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Zoology |
| Research Field: | Animal developmental and reproductive biology |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Other environmental management |
| Objective Field: | Other environmental management not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Cameron, EZ (Professor Elissa Cameron) |
| ID Code: | 71265 |
| Year Published: | 1999 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 135 |
| Deposited By: | Zoology |
| Deposited On: | 2011-07-12 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-07-13 |
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