Social structure and helping behavior in captive elephants

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 447-459

  Schulte, Bruce A ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allomothering; Conservation; Cooperation; Development; Musth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0039592728     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:5<447::aid-zoo12>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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