Cooperative care of young in mammals

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 95-104

  König, Barbara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0030963485     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050356     Document Type: Review

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