Win, lose or draw: A comparison of fight structure based on fight conclusion in the fallow deer

Behaviour

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-439

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment process; Fallow deer; Fight conclusion; Fight structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA;

EID: 21344439329     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539054012001     Document Type: Article

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