Spatial association in a highly inbred ungulate population: Evidence of fine-scale kin recognition

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-132

  Cassinello, Jorge ^a   Calabuig, Gustau ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOAT; INBREEDING; KIN RECOGNITION; KIN SELECTION; KINSHIP; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AMMOTRAGUS LERVIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 38149055569     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01453.x     Document Type: Article

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