Bubbleblow in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas): A play activity?

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-186

  Delfour, Fabienne ^a   Aulagnier, Stéphane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Beluga whale; Bubbleblow; Delphinapterus leucas; Play activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; INDIVIDUALITY; NONHUMAN; PLAY; WHALE;

DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS;

EID: 0031008382     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(97)00782-1     Document Type: Article

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