Inbreeding and competitive ability in the common shrew (Sorex araneus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 997-1005

  Välimäki, Kaisa ^a   Hinten, Gavin ^b   Hanski, Ilkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common shrew; Competitive ability; Inbreeding; Internal relatedness; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; FITNESS; INBREEDING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEARNING; RELATEDNESS; SMALL MAMMAL; TERRITORIALITY; WILD POPULATION;

SOREX ARANEUS; SORICIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34147190038     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0332-8     Document Type: Article

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