The social implications of traditional use of lek sites in the ruff Philomachus pugnax

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-217

  Widemo, Fredrik ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

disruptions; dominance; lek; lek site; lek stability; Philomachus pugnax; ruff; traditional

Indexed keywords

PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX;

DOMINANCE; LEK; RUFF;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0030619945     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.2.211     Document Type: Article

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