Unusually extensive networks of vocal recognition in African elephants

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1103-1109

  McComb, Karen ^a,b   Moss, Cynthia ^b   Sayialel, Soila ^b   Baker, Lucy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ELEPHANT; RECOGNITION; VOCALIZATION;

AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK; KENYA;

LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0033851409     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1406     Document Type: Article

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