A trait-based approach to understand the evolution of complex coalitions in male mammals

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 624-632

  Olson, Lucretia E ^a   Blumstein, Daniel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalitions; Mammals; Mutual tolerance; Sociality

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GROUP SIZE; MAMMAL; TOLERANCE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 66149098247     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp040     Document Type: Article

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