David's score: A more appropriate dominance ranking method than Clutton-Brock et al.'s index

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 601-605

  Gammell, Martin P ^a,d   De Vries, Han ^b   Jennings, Dómhnall J ^a,c   Carlin, Caitríona M ^a,e   Hayden, Thomas J ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 0042786193     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2226     Document Type: Editorial

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