Twin/non-twin discrimination by lambs: An investigation of salient stimulus characteristics

Behaviour

Volumn 134, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 463-475

  Porter, Richard H ^a   Nowak, Raymond ^a   Orgeur, Pierre ^a   Lévy, Frédéric ^a   Schaal, Benoist ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0031515774     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853997x00638     Document Type: Article

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