Kinship and cannibalism: Understanding why animals avoid preying on relatives offers insights into the evolution of social behavior

BioScience

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 667-675

  Pfennig, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0030706007     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313207     Document Type: Review

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