Group size structure affects patterns of aggression in larval salamanders

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 508-514

  Brunkow, Paid E ^a,b   Collins, James P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Ambystoma; Individual variation; Population ecology; Size structure

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; GROUP SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM;

EID: 0031687210     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.5.508     Document Type: Article

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