Ravens intervene in others' bonding attempts

Current Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 2733-2736

  Massen, Jorg J M ^a   Szipl, Georgine ^a   Spreafico, Michela ^a   Bugnyar, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CORVUS CORAX; PRIMATES;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; CORVUS; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROWS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84921829485     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.073     Document Type: Article

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