An evaluation of video playback using Xiphophorus helleri

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-89

  Trainor, Brian C ^a,b   Basolo, Alexandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; VIDEOGRAPHY;

XIPHOPHORUS HELLERI;

EID: 0033953203     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1289     Document Type: Article

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