Offspring quality and the evolution of cainism

Ibis

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 339-357

  SIMMONS, ROBERT ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAINISM; EVOLUTION; FALCONIFORMES; SIBLICIDE;

EID: 0024192636     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1988.tb08809.x     Document Type: Article

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