Spatial relationships as an indicator of successful pack formation in free-ranging African wild dogs

Behaviour

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 579-590

  McCreery, E Kim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Hwange National Park   (Zimbabwe)

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EID: 0034412266     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853900502222     Document Type: Article

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