Reproductive correlates of social network variation in plurally breeding degus (Octodon degus)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1407-1414

  Wey, Tina W ^a   Burger, Joseph R ^b   Ebensperger, Luis A ^c   Hayes, Loren D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Association strength; Degu; Fitness; Group structure; Octodon degus; Social conflict; Social heterogeneity; Social network

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; LACTATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

OCTODON; OCTODON DEGUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84879252248     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.03.035     Document Type: Article

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