Natal dispersal in the European wild rabbit

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1047-1059

  Kunkele J ^a   Von Holst, D ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; RABBIT;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030131628     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0106     Document Type: Article

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