Social behaviour of captive bush dogs (Speothos venaticus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 525-543

  Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPEOTHOS VENATICUS;

BUSH DOG; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0029661174     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05941.x     Document Type: Article

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