Fractal structure of sequential behaviour patterns: An indicator of stress

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 437-443

  Alados, C L ^a   Escos, J M ^a   Emlen, J M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Northwest Biological Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL; HEAD LIFTING; PARASITISM; SEQUENTIAL BEHAVIOUR; SPANISH IBEX; STRESS;

CAPRA PYRENAICA; SARCOPTES SCABIEIS;

EID: 0029667664     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0040     Document Type: Article

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