Evolution of playlike behaviour and the uncoupling of neural locomotor mechanisms

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 335-345

  Dubbeldam, J L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural expansion; Locomotion; Neural mechanism; Play like behaviour; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LOCOMOTION; PLAY;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035744847     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854201753247587     Document Type: Article

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