Adaptation and the study of function in ethology and behavioural ecology

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 19-31

  Mota, Paulo Gama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Behavioural ecology; Ethology; Function

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749514246     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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