Agonistic behavior in wild male Magellanic penguins: When and how do they interact?

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-193

  Renison, Daniel ^a   Boersma, P Dee ^b   Van Buren, Amy N ^b   Martella, Mónica B ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic interactions; Argentina; Magellanic penguins; Spheniscus magellanicus

Indexed keywords

SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 33645969874     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-005-0180-4     Document Type: Article

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