On the value of fine-scaled behavioural observations for studies of sexual coercion

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-86

  Peretti, A V ^a   Cordoba Aguilar A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

EID: 34547411479     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2007.9522583     Document Type: Review

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