Individual behavioural characteristics and dominance in aviary groups of great tits

Behaviour

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-48

  Verbeek, Monica E M ^a   De Goede, Piet ^a   Drent, Piet J ^a   Wiepkema, Piet R ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0033478236     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853999500659     Document Type: Article

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