Calves as social hubs: Dynamics of the social network within sperm whale units

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 280, Issue 1763, 2013, Pages

  Gero, Shane ^a   Gordon, Jonathan ^b   Whitehead, Hal ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alloparental care; Group formation; Network; Reciprocity; Social role; Social structure

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FACILITATION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SOCIAL NETWORK; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WHALE; YOUNG POPULATION;

PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPERM WHALE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPERM WHALE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84892384773     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1113     Document Type: Article

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