Title:

Behaviour and daily activity rhythm of European bison in winter

Creator:

Caboń-Raczyńska, K. ; Krasińska, M. ; Krasiński, Z.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1983

Description:

A description is given of the basic patterns of behaviour in the European bison, Bison bonasus Linnaeus, 1758, during the winter in the Białowieża Primeval Forest such as: feeding, drinking, eliminative behaviour, resting (lying and standing), grooming, walking, playing, sexual behaviour and cowcalf relationships. It was found that there is considerable similarity to the characteristics of behaviour in the American bison.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

activity ; behaviour ; Białowieża Forest ; Bison bonasus ; daily activity rhythm ; żubr ; behawior

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

28

Issue:

18

Start page:

273

End page:

299

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.83-22

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open