Intraspecific scarring in odontocete cetaceans: An indicator of male 'quality' in aggressive social interactions?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-77

  MacLeod, Colin D ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intraspecific scarring; Odontocete cetaceans; Signalling

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MALE QUALITY; SCARRING; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

GRAMPUS GRISEUS; MESOPLODON GINKGODENS; MONODON MONOCEROS; ODONTOCETI; PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 0031924873     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998001083     Document Type: Article

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