Kin recognition via phenotype matching in a cooperatively breeding cichlid, Neolamprologus pulcher

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1109-1114

  Le Vin, A L ^a   Mable, B K ^a   Arnold, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chemical cue; cichlid; familiarity; kin selection; Lake Tanganyika; Neolamprologus pulcher; odour

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CHEMICAL CUE; CICHLID; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; FAMILIARITY; FITNESS; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; KIN RECOGNITION; KIN SELECTION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; ODOR; PHENOTYPE; VISUAL CUE;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE TANGANYIKA;

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER;

EID: 77950865021     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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