The dominance hierarchy of the herd of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) at the Schoenbrunn Zoo;Die dominanzhierarchie in der herde Afrikanischer elefanten (Loxodonta africana) im Tiergarten Schönbrunn

Zoologische

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-177

  Gunhold, Von Tina ^a   Weissenböck, Nicole M ^b   Schwammer, Harald M ^b  

^a Schönbrunner Tiergarten ^*  (Austria)

^b Tiergarten Schonbrunn   (Austria)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviour; Dominance hierarchy; Elephants

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 33751023034     PISSN: 00445169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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