A test of alternative hypotheses for kin recognition in cannibalistic tiger salamanders

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 436-443

  Pfennig, David W ^a   Collins, James P ^b   Ziemba, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma tigrinum; Cannibalism; Disease transmission; Hamilton's rule; Kin discrimination; Kin selection; Salamanders

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KIN RECOGNITION;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 0032872684     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.4.436     Document Type: Article

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