Duration and outcome of intergroup conflict influences intragroup affiliative behaviour

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1653, 2008, Pages 2787-2791

  Radford, Andrew N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allopreening; Cooperation; Intergroup conflict; Reconciliation; Social behaviour; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; MUTUALISM; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; NONHUMAN; PHOENICULUS PURPUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; PHOENICULUS PURPUREUS;

EID: 57349093780     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0787     Document Type: Article

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