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Rival assessment among northern elephant seals: evidence of associative learning during male–male contests

Specialized signals emitted by competing males often convey honest information about fighting ability. It is generally believed that receivers use these signals to directly assess their opponents. Here, we demonstrate an alternative communication strategy used by males in a breeding system where the...

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Autores principales: Casey, Caroline, Charrier, Isabelle, Mathevon, Nicolas, Reichmuth, Colleen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4555858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26361553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150228

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