A comparison of agonistic behaviour in two Cardueline finches: Feudal species are more tolerant than despotic ones

Etologia

Volumn , Issue 5, 1997, Pages 73-82

  Senar, J C ^a   Camerino, M ^a   Metcalfe, N B ^b  

^a Museu de Zoologia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agonistic interactions; Interspecific comparison; Serin; Siskin; Social system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343081928     PISSN: 11303204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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