How much does social group size influence golden marmot vigilance

Behaviour

Volumn 133, Issue 15-16, 1996, Pages 1133-1151

  Blumstein, Daniel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030352477     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853996X00332     Document Type: Article

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