Unavoidable limits on group size in a body size-based linear hierarchy

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 819-825

  Ang, Tzo Zen ^a   Manica, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centropyge bicolor; group size; linear dominance hierarchy; maximum group size

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PERCIFORM;

ANIMALIA; CENTROPYGE BICOLOR;

EID: 77954380643     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq062     Document Type: Article

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