Kin selection and reciprocity in flight formation?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 158-162

  Andersson, Malte ^a   Wallander, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerial parental care; Bird migration; Energy saving; Kin selection; Prediction; Reciprocity; Shape variation; Testing; Theory; V formation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; FLIGHT; KIN SELECTION; RECIPROCITY;

ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER SP.; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; GRUIDAE; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 1542755313     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arg109     Document Type: Article

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