Parental and alloparental care in a polygynous mammal

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 724-731

  Schubert, Melanie ^a,b   Pillay, Neville ^b   Schradin, Carsten ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alloparental care; Communal breeding; Khabdomys pumilio; Maternal care; Paternal care; Polygyny; South africa; Striped mouse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COLONIAL BREEDING; FITNESS; POLYGYNY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RODENT;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MAMMALIA; MUS; RHABDOMYS PUMILIO;

EID: 67649991193     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-175R1.1     Document Type: Article

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