Dominance, reproduction and survival in banded mongooses: Towards an egalitarian social system?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-30

  De Luca, D W ^a,b   Ginsberg, J R ^a,b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; MAMMAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA;

CARNIVORA; HELOGALE PARVULA; HERPESTIDAE; MUNGOS MUNGO; SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 0035123624     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1559     Document Type: Article

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