Being in the thick of things: Context-dependent network centrality in a captive flock of American flamingos

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 83-90

  Hughes, Austin L ^a   Driscoll, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic interactions; American flamingo; Dominance; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER RUBER;

EID: 84898538505     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-014-0398-0     Document Type: Article

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