The Impact of male reproductive skew on kin structure and sociality in multi-male groups

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 239-250

  Widdig, Anja ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution of social behavior; Male reproductive skew; Paternal kinship; Primates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CERCOPITHECUS; EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MALE REPRODUCTIVE SKEW; PATERNAL KINSHIP; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; MALE REPRODUCTIVE SKEW; PATERNAL KINSHIP; PRIMATES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CERCOPITHECINAE; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84886526946     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.21366     Document Type: Article

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