Shark Bay dugongs in summer. I: Lek mating

Behaviour

Volumn 134, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 433-462

  Anderson, Paul K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0031517101     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853997X00629     Document Type: Article

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