Causes and consequences of sociality in bats

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 737-746

  Kerth, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Fission fusion; Group decisions; Kinship; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 50849131162     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B580810     Document Type: Review

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