Colony defense in Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 160-162

  Cooney, Rosie ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c WWF INTERNATIONAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Cryptomys damarensis; Kin selection; Mole rats; Sociality; Territorial defense

Indexed keywords

COLONY; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; KIN SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALIA; COETOMYS DAMARENSIS; CRYPTOMYS; CRYPTOMYS DAMARENSIS; HETEROCEPHALUS GLABER;

EID: 0036216737     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/13.2.160     Document Type: Article

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