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Titre :	Gregarious behaviour of Barbary deer (Cervus elaphus barbarus, Bennett, 1833) in Mhebes reserve (Tunisia)
Auteurs :	A. Oumani, Auteur ; P. Aissa, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ecologia Mediterranea (33 2007)
Article en page(s) :	95-99
Résumé :	From April 2004 to March 2005 the gregarious behaviour of Barbary deer (Cervus elaphus barbarus) kept in semi captivity in the Mhebes reserve (Tunisia) has been studied by mean of direct observations. The deer lives in groups of small size, composed frequently of 2 or 3 individuals reaching rarely 5 specimens. The group size varies seasonally; principally in winter and spring the Barbary deer lives in group and matriarchal herds predominate. In summer, the frequency of solitary individuals is high in comparison to the low frequency of groups of males and mixed groups of males and females, whilst the females are grouped in small herds. The gregarious behaviour of Barbary deer in Mhebes results probably of low availability of herbaceous plants typical of the scrub habitat.

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