Age-related differences in playfighting strategies of captive male red- necked wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus banksianus)

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 336-346

  Watson, Duncan M ^a,b   Croft, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Biological and Chemical Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROPUS RUFOGRISEUS; MACROPUS RUFOGRISEUS BANKSIANUS;

AGE; PLAY FIGHTING;

EID: 0029663471     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01129.x     Document Type: Article

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