Tool-use in a display behaviour by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 477-482

  Thomsen, Liat R ^a   Campbell, Ruairidh D ^b,c   Rosell, Frank ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Castor fiber; Display; Rodent; Tool use

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; RODENT; TERRITORIALITY; TOOL USE;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; RODENTIA; TERRITORIALITY; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 34748898939     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-007-0075-6     Document Type: Article

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