The impact of population kin-structure on nestling survival in Townsend's voles, Microtus townsendii

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Lambin, Xavier ^a   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Demography; Dispersal; Kin selection; Microtus; Philopatry; Survival; Time lags

Indexed keywords

KIN STRUCTURE; NESTLING; RELATEDNESS; SURVIVAL; TOWNSEND'S VOLE;

MICROTUS TOWNSENDII;

EID: 0031973593     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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