Infanticide among animals: A review, classification, and examination of the implications for the reproductive strategies of females

Ethology and Sociobiology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 13-40

  Hrdy, Sarah Blaffer ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female reproductive strategies; Infanticide; Population density

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003114949     PISSN: 01623095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0162-3095(79)90004-9     Document Type: Article

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