The evolution of coloniality: The emergence of new perspectives

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 342-347

  Danchin, Etienne ^a   Wagner, Richard H ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA;

BREEDING COLONY; COLONIALITY; COLONIES; EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0031285081     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01124-5     Document Type: Review

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