Similarities and differences in activities and agonistic behavior of male Eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) in captivity and the wild

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 529-539

  Höhn, Marion ^a   Kronschnabl, Martina ^a   Gansloßer, Udo ^a  

^a Zool Inst I   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age size class differences in behavior; Escalation; Fighting strategies; Ritualization; Time budget

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MACROPUS SP.; VICTORIA;

EID: 0034366359     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:6<529::AID-ZOO5>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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