The Akela-effect - Is there an evolutionary benefit from senators in mammals?

Bioscience Hypotheses

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 213-216

  Greve, Werner ^a   Kierdorf, Horst ^a   Kierdorf, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HILDESHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acquired knowledge; Animal traditions; Longevity; Post reproductive period

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 70350053531     PISSN: 17562392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bihy.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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