Dominance relations and agonistic behaviour of Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus columbianus) during fall and spring migration

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 727-733

  Badzinski, Shannon S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AGONISTIC ACTS;

ECOLOGY;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MIGRATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WATERFOWL;

CANADA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSERIFORMES; CYGNUS; CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS; CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 0038606079     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-049     Document Type: Article

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