Behavioral synchrony in ibex groups: Effects of age, sex and habitat

Behaviour

Volumn 138, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1033-1046

  Ruckstuhl, Kathreen E ^a   Neuhaus, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035622256     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853901753286551     Document Type: Article

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