Calves as social hubs: dynamics of the social network within sperm whale units

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  2013

• Venue

  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

• Publication date

  2013-07-22

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1098/rspb.2013.1113PMID 23740785PMCID PMC3774244
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