Evidence for a genetic basis for delayed dispersal in a cooperatively breeding canid

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1091-1098

  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

Canis latrans; Canis rufus; Cooperative breeding; Coyote; Delayed dispersal; Red wolf

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREEDING POPULATION; CANID; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRID; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SIBLING;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS RUFUS;

EID: 84858746589     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.041     Document Type: Article

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