Effects of familiarity and relatedness on agonistic pair relationships in newly mixed domestic pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 233-239

  Puppe, Birger ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dominance; Familiarity; Pair relationships; Pig agonistic behaviour; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031818939     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00107-5     Document Type: Article

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