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The nasty neighbour in the striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) steals paternity and elicits aggression

BACKGROUND: Territoriality functions to monopolize access to resources including mates, but is costly in terms of energy and time investment. Some species reduce these costs by being less aggressive towards their neighbours than towards unfamiliar strangers, the so called dear enemy phenomenon. Howe...

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Main Authors: Schradin, Carsten, Schneider, Carola, Lindholm, Anna K
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908079/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20573184
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-7-19
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