Social benefits of non-kin food sharing by female vampire bats

Regurgitations of blood among vampire bats appear to benefit both direct and indirect fitness. To maximize inclusive fitness, reciprocal food sharing should occur among close kin. Why then do females with kin roost-mates help non-kin? We tested the hypothesis that helping non-kin increases a bat...

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Published in:Proc Biol Sci
Main Authors: Carter, Gerald G., Wilkinson, Gerald S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4685829/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26582031
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.2524
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