Signal-receiver interplay in the communication of male condition by Asian elephants

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1265-1274

  Schulte, Bruce A ^a   Rasmussen, L E L ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ELEPHANT; SIGNAL;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0032987493     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1092     Document Type: Article

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