Crossed assumptions foster misinterpretations about recognition mechanisms

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Todrank, Josephine ^a   Heth, Giora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

PARENTAL CARE; RECOGNITION;

EID: 33750345825     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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