Behavior and Social Life

Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 35-43

  Schulte, Bruce A ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Intelligence; Knowledge; Psychology; Social life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889293048     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344484.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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