Influence of weight asymmetry and kinship on siblicidal and cannibalistic behaviour in earwigs

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 667-672

  Dobler, Ralph ^a   Kölliker, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cannibalism; Competition; Earwig; Forficula auricularia; Group size; Kin recognition; Siblicide; Temporal dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ASYMMETRY; CANNIBALISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUP SIZE; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; INSECT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; KIN RECOGNITION; KINSHIP; PREDATION; SIBLICIDE; SOCIAL INSECT; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WEIGHT;

DERMAPTERA; FORFICULA AURICULARIA;

EID: 80052712656     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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