Cooperative hunting in Brown-necked Raven (Corvus rufficollis) on Egyptian Mastigure (Uromastyx aegyptius)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 385-388

  Yosef, Reuven ^a   Yosef, Nufar ^b  

^a Ben Gurion University of the Negev Eilat Campus   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brown necked Raven; Cooperative hunting; Corvus ruficollis; Egyptian Mastigure; Theory of mind; Uromastyx aegyptius

Indexed keywords

CORVUS; CORVUS RUFICOLLIS; SQUAMATA; UROMASTYX AEGYPTIA;

EID: 77952428652     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0191-7     Document Type: Article

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