Sex differences in dispersal and the evolution of helping and harming

American Naturalist

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 318-330

  Johnstone, Rufus A ^a   Cant, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Helping; Kin competition; Kin selection; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; EUSOCIALITY; KIN SELECTION; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RELATEDNESS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE FLOW; HELPING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 51549108283     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589899     Document Type: Article

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