Maternal response to neonatal sibling conflict in the spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-361

  White, Paula P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Crocuta; Maternal response; Sibling

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DOMINANCE; FELID; FITNESS; NEONATE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; SIBLICIDE;

CROCUTA; CROCUTA CROCUTA;

EID: 37348999668     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0422-2     Document Type: Article

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