Direct fitness benefits of delayed dispersal in the cooperatively breeding red wolf (Canis rufus)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 199-205

  Sparkman, Amanda M ^a   Adams, Jennifer R ^b   Steury, Todd D ^c   Waits, Lisette P ^b   Murray, Dennis L ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at first dispersal; Age at first reproduction; Canids; Cooperative breeding; Lifetime reproductive probability; Lifetime reproductive success; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CANID; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISPERSAL; FITNESS; MORTALITY RISK; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS RUFUS;

EID: 79952525121     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq194     Document Type: Article

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