Inter-annual patterns of aggression and pair bonding in captive American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 111-119

  Frumkin, Nathan B ^a   Wey, Tina W ^b   Exnicios, Megan ^a   Benham, Caroline ^a   Hinton, Mitchell G ^c   Lantz, Samantha ^a   Atherton, Carolyn ^d   Forde, Debbie ^d   Karubian, Jordan ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AUDUBON NATURE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive animals; Personality; Social networks; UCINET; Zoo management

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; BIRD; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOUISIANA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BIRDS; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ORLEANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84959019017     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21274     Document Type: Article

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