Distribution and use of dung heaps by Dorcas gazelle in western Libya
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Mammalia
- Vol. 45 (2) , 153-155
- https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1981.45.2.153
Abstract
Territorial males of the Dorcas gazelle (G. dorcas) use dung heaps throughout the year in western Libya, with maximum use occurring during the principal periods of sexual activity (April and Nov.). Dung heaps are scattered throughout the territory rather than along its border. This population did not appear to use the preorbital glands in territorial marking.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- On Territoriality in Ungulates and an Evolutionary ModelThe Quarterly Review of Biology, 1977