The evolution of infanticide by males in mammalian societies

Science

Volumn 346, Issue 6211, 2014, Pages 841-844

  Lukas, Dieter ^a   Huchard, Elise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; INFANTICIDE; MALE; MAMMAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFANTICIDE; MALE; MAMMAL; MATING; MATING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PATERNITY; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL PROMISCUITY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL MONOGAMY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIETY; SPERM COMPETITION; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; EVOLUTION; PAIR BONDING; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; MALE; MAMMALS; PAIR BOND; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84911867785     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1257226     Document Type: Article

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