Two aspects of social behaviour in grey rhebok : scent marking and submission : short communications

Scent marking and submission behaviour of adult and juvenile male grey rhebok were monitored at Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, between April 2001 and April 2002. The frequency of scent marking in three territorial males was highest between October and December, coinciding with the period when they evicted juvenile males from their natal herds and when females were due to start lambing. At the same time, when juveniles were 9-11 months of age, the frequency of occurrence of submission behaviour increased because of increased aggression of the territorial males.