Sexual segregation is very common in vertebrates that live in groups. In this article, I will
review proximate and ultimate causes of sexual segregation in social species and in …

Sexual segregation is widespread throughout the animal kingdom. Although a number of
hypotheses have been proposed to account for observed patterns, the generality of the …

Summary 1 Sexual segregation occurs in most species of sexually dimorphic ungulates. At
least five not mutually exclusive hypotheses have been formulated to explain patterns of …

Density dependence can have marked effects on social behaviors such as group size. We
tested whether changes in population density of a large herbivore (elk, Cervus canadensis) …

Sexual segregation among vertebrates is a common phenomenon, usually assumed to be
associated with sexual body size dimorphism and explained by differences in habitat use or …

Social factors hypotheses predict that social segregation between male and female adult
ungulates is due to social preferences among same-sex peers and avoidance of the …

Interactions between large herbivores and their food supply are central to the study of
population dynamics. We assessed temporal and spatial patterns in meadow plant biomass …

Anecdotal evidence of a pneumonia epizootic among bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis
canadensis) in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), Colorado, USA, during the mid …

The Roosevelt elk populate the parks along California's north coast and comprise the largest
land mammals in the parks, some weighing up to 1,200 pounds. They are a stable terrestrial …

Precise abundance estimates of large mammals are important for effective conservation,
harvest, and conflict management. Determining abundance of wide‐ranging, herding …