Kin-selected siblicide and cannibalism in the European earwig

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-263

  Dobler, Ralph ^a   Kölliker, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Forficula auricularia; Hamilton's rule; Intraspecific predation; Kin recognition; Sibling rivalry

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CANNIBALISM; CONSPECIFIC; INSECT; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; KIN SELECTION; SIBLING; SURVIVAL;

FORFICULA AURICULARIA;

EID: 76749165258     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp184     Document Type: Article

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