The role of neighbours in territorial systems: When are they 'dear enemies'?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 339-350

  Temeles, Ethan J ^a,b  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL NESTING; DEAR ENEMY; NEIGHBOUR RECOGNITION; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 0028176960     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1994.1047     Document Type: Article

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