Duet songs of the Siamang, hylobates syndactylus: II. Testing the pair-bonding hypothesis during a partner exchange

Behaviour

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1005-1039

  Geissmann, Thomas ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

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EID: 0033477041     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853999501694     Document Type: Article

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