Infanticide in the hippopotamus: Evidence for polygynous ungulates

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-286

  Lewison, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippopotamus; Infanticide; Polygynous ungulates; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

INFANTICIDE; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; UNGULATE;

ARTIODACTYLA; HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0031729771     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1998.9522857     Document Type: Article

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