Territorial defense in a group-living solitary forager: Who, where, against whom?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 439-446

  Schradin, Carsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aggression; Rhabdomys pumilio; Striped mouse; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALIA; RHABDOMYS PUMILIO; RODENTIA;

EID: 1642366719     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0733-x     Document Type: Article

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