Elephant communication

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 425-445

  Langbauer Jr , W R ^a  

^a Pittsburgh Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chemical signals; Ethogram; Infrasound; Musth; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARENA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 0034553319     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:5<425::AID-ZOO11>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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