Applying the coalitionary-traits metric: Sociality without cooperation in male yellow-bellied marmots

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 957-965

  Olson, Lucretia E ^a   Blumstein, Daniel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

coalitions; Marmota flaviventris; mutual tolerance; reproduction; sociality; yellow bellied marmot

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; CALLING BEHAVIOR; KIN SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOLERANCE;

MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 77955895785     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq094     Document Type: Article

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