Lethal combat over limited resources: testing the importance of competitors and kin.
Although most animals employ strategies to avoid costly escalation of conflict, the limitation of critical resources may lead to extreme contests and fatal fighting. Evolutionary theories predict that the occurrence and intensity of fights can be explained by resource value and the density and relat...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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