title: Social tendencies of the Corsican Mouflon Ovis ammon musimon in the caroux-espinouse massif (South of France).
abstract: Mouflons, according to their age and sex, show particular social tendencies during the annual cycle. During its life, each individual builds on its own "ontogenetic social trajectory" whose annual variations are representative of its social tendencies. Males and females present major differences from the beginning of their second year of life. As they grow older, a process of social segregation develops between the sexes. Individual behaviour is considered here as one of the major causes of group formation in mouflons. This point of view, inspired by Mason, appears quite complementary to Hinde's conceptual framework and leads us to a new viewpoint of social system in ungulates.
authors.affiliation: Université Paul Sabatier, URA 110 Centre de Recherche en Biologie du Comporiement 118, route de Narbonne 31062 TOULOUSE Cédex, France; Institut de recherche sur les Grands Mammifères INRA,CRA Toulouse BP 27 31326 CASTANET-TOLOSAN Cédex, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bon
authors.affiliation: Université Paul Sabatier, URA 110 Centre de Recherche en Biologie du Comporiement 118, route de Narbonne 31062 TOULOUSE Cédex, France; Institut de recherche sur les Grands Mammifères INRA,CRA Toulouse BP 27 31326 CASTANET-TOLOSAN Cédex, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Campan