Spatial Group Structure as Potential Mechanism to Maintain Cooperation in Fish Shoals of Unrelated Individuals

Ethology

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 850-857

  Cisarovsky, Gabriel ^a   Bshary, Andrea ^b   Bouzelboudjen, Mahmoud ^b   Bshary, Redouan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECTOPARASITE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; INVESTMENT; MUCUS; PERCIFORM; SKIN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANTHIAS; BLENNIOIDEI; PLAGIOTREMUS TAPEINOSOMA;

EID: 84864314912     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2012.02075.x     Document Type: Article

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