Vigilance and group size in emus

Emu

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 324-327

  Hough, Donna ^a   Wong, Bob ^a   Bennett, Gawain ^a   Brettschneider, Kylie ^a   Spinocchia, Melissa ^a   Manion, Natalie ^a   Heinsohn, Robert ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE;

EID: 0031797796     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU98045     Document Type: Article

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