(Fig. 1), as significant differences were found
between periods for each of the behavioural categories
considered when accounting for variations in
male age and year (Table 1). Both bighorn sheep
rams and male mountain goats decreased time spent
foraging and lying from the pre-rut to the rut as previously
reported (Pelletier 2005; Mainguy & Coˆ te´
2008), and increased significantly time spent in the
three other behaviours