IS THE ACTIVITY BUDGET HYPOTHESIS THE HOLY GRAIL OF SEXUAL SEGREGATION?

Behaviour

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 521-530

  Mooring, Michael ^a   Rominger, Eric M ^b  

^a POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH   (United States)

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EID: 11844305502     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539041166681     Document Type: Article

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