The Social Life of Greylag Geese: Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Functions in an Avian Model System

In the early 1970s Konrad Lorenz famously established a flock of Greylag Geese in Austria, studying their behaviour. The flock has been maintained, and research continues and this scholarly book brings together the results of over 20 years of in-depth study of the complex social structure of these fascinating animals.

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