Conflict and cooperation in a female-dominated society: A reassessment of the "hyperaggressive" image of spotted hyenas

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-30

  East, Marion L ^a,b   Hofer, Heribert ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 0007141988     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3454(02)80004-3     Document Type: Article

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