Network structure is related to social conflict in a cooperatively breeding fish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 395-402

  Dey, Cody J ^a   Reddon, Adam R ^a   O'Connor, Constance M ^a   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Association; Cichlidae; Dominance hierarchy; Neolamprologus pulcher; Social network; Submission; Within group interaction

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY SIZE; CICHLID; DOMINANCE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER;

EID: 84873080801     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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