Behavioural structuring of relatedness in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) suggests direct fitness benefits of clan-level cooperation

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 449-458

  Van Horn, Russell C ^a   Engh, Anne L ^a   Scribner, Kim T ^a   Funk, Stephan M ^b   Holekamp, Kay E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Crocuta crocuta; Genetic structure; Microsatellites; Relatedness; Spotted hyenas

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; KENYA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARNIVORA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; KENYA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDIGREE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; CROCUTA CROCUTA;

EID: 0942267963     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02071.x     Document Type: Article

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