Male philopatry, extra-pack copulations and inbreeding avoidance in Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 331-340

  Sillero Zubiri, Claudio ^a   Gottelli, Dada ^b   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Extra pair copulations; Inbreeding avoidance; Philopatry

Indexed keywords

CANIS SIMENSIS;

DISPERSAL; DOMINANCE; ETHIOPIAN WOLF; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; PHILOPATRY;

EID: 0029659417     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050249     Document Type: Article

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