The origins of consistent individual differences in cooperation in wild banded mongooses, Mungos mungo

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 193-200

  Sanderson, Jennifer L ^a   Stott, Iain ^a   Young, Andrew J ^a   Vitikainen, Emma I K ^a   Hodge, Sarah J ^a   Cant, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banded mongoose; Cooperation; Repeatability; Reproduction; Social niche hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARNIVORE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FELID; MATE GUARDING; PARENTAL CARE; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SPECIALIZATION; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; MUNGOS MUNGO;

EID: 84937934519     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.06.022     Document Type: Article

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