Horse fly harassment and the social behavior of feral ponies
Rutberg AT. 1986. Horse fly harassment and the social behavior of feral ponies
A study to determine whether horse fly harassment affected social behavior of feral horse herds on Assateague Island. Includes information on study methods, environmental variables, pony characteristics, pony spacing and group size, host-seeking behavior by tabanids (flies), and flies and the social structure of ponies.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Rutberg, Allen
- Date of Issue
- 1986
- Units
- ASIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Assateague Island National Seashore MD VA, Feral Animals, horse flies and deer flies (Tabanidae), Horses, Social Organization