Social play in captive wolves (Canis lupus): Not only an immature affair

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1363-1385

  Cordoni, Giada ^a,b,c  

^a Vademecos   (Italy)

^b Giardino Zoologico di Pistoia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Competition; Cooperation; Rank rules; Social bonding hypothesis; Stressful condition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 70349461269     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853909X427722     Document Type: Article

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