How Do Little Blue Penguins "Validate" Information Contained in Their Agonistic Displays?

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue , 2006, Pages 397-447

  Waas, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33751379404     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(06)36009-3     Document Type: Review

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