Modelling the influence of demographic parameters on group structure in social species with dispersal asymmetry and group fission

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 402-410

  Lefebvre, D ^a   Menard N ^a   Pierre, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Asymmetric dispersion; Demography; Female philopatry; Group fission; Group structure; Life history traits; Model

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DISPERSAL; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION MODELING; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0037669071     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0578-8     Document Type: Article

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