Fitness increases with partner and neighbour allopreening

Biology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 386-389

  Lewis, Sue ^a,b   Roberts, Gilbert ^c   Harris, Mike P ^b   Prigmore, Carina ^a   Wanless, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allopreening; Altruism; Conflict; Neighbours; Parental care

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ECTOPARASITE; FIGHTING; FITNESS; PARENTAL CARE; PLUMAGE; RECIPROCITY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEABIRD; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SURVIVAL; TURNOVER;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL SOCIETY; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; COLONIAL SPECIES; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; FIGHTING; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; URIA AALGE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 35248894905     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0258     Document Type: Article

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