A likely ranking interpolation for resolving dominance orders in systems with unknown relationships

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 909-930

  Wittemyer, G ^a   Getz, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorith; Dominance hierarchy; Social agonistic interactions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33748945995     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906778017953     Document Type: Review

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