Effects of kinship on territorial conflicts among groups of lions, Panthera leo

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 325-331

  Spong, Goran ^a,c   Creel, Scott ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group living; Inter group competition; Kin selection; Panthera leo; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); KIN SELECTION; TERRITORIAL DISPUTE;

AFRICA;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 1142306051     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0723-z     Document Type: Article

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