Variation in helper type affects group stability and reproductive decisions in a cooperative breeder

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-269

  Schürch, Roger ^a,b   Heg, Dik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CICHLID; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EUSOCIALITY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; KIN SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER;

EID: 77949899091     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01738.x     Document Type: Article

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