Dominance hierarchies in female mountain goats: Stability, aggressiveness and determinants of rank by

Behaviour

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1541-1566

  Côté, Steeve D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034551342     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853900502718     Document Type: Article

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