Female dispersion and the evolution of monogamy in the dik-dik

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1413-1424

  Brotherton, Peter N M ^a   Manser, Martha B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE DISPERSAL; KIRK'S DIL-DIK; MATE GUARDING; MONOGAMY;

ANTELOPE; ARTIODACTYLA; MADOQUA; MADOQUA KIRKII; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031457015     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0551     Document Type: Article

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