Male reproductive success increases with alliance size in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 423-431

  Wiszniewski, Joanna ^a   Corrigan, Shannon ^a   Beheregaray, Luciano B ^b   Möller, Luciana M ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive strategies; Cetaceans; Coalitions; Cooperation; Paternity analysis relatedness; Sociality

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOLPHIN; EUSOCIALITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GROUP SIZE; PARENTAGE; PATERNITY; POLYGYNY; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEW SOUTH WALES; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84856950365     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01910.x     Document Type: Article

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