Patterns of helping effort in co-operatively breeding banded mongooses (Mungos mungo)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-121

  Cant, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Babysitting; Co operation; Helping behaviour; Mungos mungo; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; KIN SELECTION;

UGANDA;

CARNIVORA; HERPESTIDAE; MUNGOS MUNGO;

EID: 0037330299     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902003011     Document Type: Article

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