Outside the scientific world, the effect of social behaviour on production is little taken into
account, but the importance of this relationship has been sufficiently proven in some animal …

To investigate the importance of dominance relationships in the social organization of large
mammals, I studied the aggressive behaviour of marked adult female mountain goats …

Understanding population dynamics of large mammals requires studies of variation in the
age and sex–specific demographic parameters over time and the factors causing this …

The effect of social rank on the feeding behaviour of female red deer, Cervus elaphus L., on
the Isle of Rhum, Scotland, was investigated. Hinds were less likely to approach and more …

Tactile perception is involved in a variety of contexts (adaptations to climatic conditions,
protection of the body against external dangers…) and is as important as the other sensory …

Dominance relations between free-living, female red deer (hinds)(Cervus elaphus L.) on the
Isle of Rhum, Scotland, were investigated. Most interactions were won by the older hind of …

Social dominance is widely known to facilitate access to food resources in many animal
species such as deer. However, research has paid little attention to dominance in ad libitum …

In polygynous mammals, fitness differences may reflect differences in phenotypic quality as
well as experience. This study determines dominance hierarchy among female reindeer …

Giraffe herds have been characterized as random associations of individuals, but recent
evidence suggests giraffe have a more complex social structure. The authors formulated 3 …

Female bighorn sheep were studied over a 27‐month period to quantify linearity and
stability of social rank; expression of behaviour as a function of rank; development of rank …