Sibling cooperation in earwig families provides insights into the early evolution of social life

American Naturalist

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 547-557

  Falk, Joachim ^a   Wong, Janine W Y ^b   Kölliker, Mathias ^b   Meunier, Joël ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Family life; Food sharing; Forficula auricularia; Precocial species; Sibling rivalry

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COPROPHAGY; EUSOCIALITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; INSECT; PARENTAL CARE; PRECOCIALITY; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; COPROPHAGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; INSECT; MALE; NYMPH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COPROPHAGIA; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; NYMPH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84896446974     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675364     Document Type: Article

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