Grouping Patterns of Argali in Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia

• Published in: Mongolian journal of biological sciences Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 7 - 13
• Main Authors: Navinder J. Singh, Sukh Amgalanbaatar, Richard P. Reading
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: National University of Mongolia 01.12.2010
• Subjects: aggregation; argali; open habitats; segregation; typical group size

G regariousness is a common behavioural trait observed in many large mammalian herbivores. Habitat characteristics, life history, spatio-temporal resource dynamics, population density, predation risk, competition with kin and social learning often determine gregariousness in a species. These factors...