Size, life-history traits, and social organization in the Canidae: A reevaluation

American Naturalist

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 140-160

  Geffen, Eli ^a   Gompper, Matthew E ^b   Gittleman, John L ^b   Luh, Hang Kwang ^b   Macdonald, David W ^c   Wayne, Robert K ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRICIAL YOUNG; BODY SIZE; LITTER SIZE; MATERNAL INVESTMENT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

CANIDAE;

EID: 0029667659     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285844     Document Type: Review

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