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Social Behaviour and Relationships in a Herd of Camargue Horses
Author(s) -
Wells Susan M.,
GoldschmidtRothschild Bettina
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
zeitschrift für tierpsychologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.739
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-0310
pISSN - 0044-3573
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1979.tb00299.x
Subject(s) - herd , foal , geography , social behaviour , biology , zoology , ecology , psychology , social psychology , archaeology
Social relationships were studied in a herd of Camargue horses and are described in terms of certain aggressive and non‐aggressive interactions and in terms of spatial patterning. Relationships between mares and their foal and yearling offspring were studied in detail. The effect of the activity of the herd on spatial patterning is described and changes in social behaviour due to the horsefly season are discussed.