Aggression and tolerance by dominant males of Artibeus jamaicensis: Strategies to maximize fitness in harem groups

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1372-1378

  Ortega, Jorge ^a   Guerrero, José Antonio ^b   Maldonado, Jesus E ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Artibeus jamaicensis; Dominant male; Female defense; Polygyny; Satellite male; Shared paternity; Subordinate male; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BAT; BREEDING SEASON; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE; FITNESS; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; ROOST SITE; TOLERANCE;

ARTIBEUS JAMAICENSIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 58149265024     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-S-056.1     Document Type: Review

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