Using the cross point of demand functions to assess animal priorities

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 949-955

  Sørensen, Dorte Bratbo ^a   Ladewig, Jan ^a   Ersbøll, Annette Kjær ^a   Matthews, Lindsay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 5344224079     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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