Association patterns of African elephants in all-male groups: The role of age and genetic relatedness

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1093-1099

  Chiyo, Patrick I ^a   Archie, Elizabeth A ^b   Hollister Smith, Julie A ^c   Lee, Phyllis C ^d,e   Poole, Joyce H ^e,f   Moss, Cynthia J ^e   Alberts, Susan C ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e AMBOSELI TRUST FOR ELEPHANTS   (Kenya)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Amboseli; Association; Bachelor; Conservation; Eigenvector centrality; Elephant; Kin selection; Male; Relatedness; Sparring

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; EIGENVALUE; ELEPHANT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; KIN SELECTION; KINSHIP; MALE BEHAVIOR; NATURE CONSERVATION; PLAY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

AGONIDAE; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79957668947     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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