The study of function in behavioural ecology

Animal Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 399-417

  Cuthill, Innes C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Animal behaviour; Behavioural ecology; Ethology; Function; Niko Tinbergen

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; RESEARCH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 31444432493     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075605774840923     Document Type: Article

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