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Self-sacrifice in 'desperado' contests between relatives

Intra-specific competition occurs in all animal species and can lead to escalated conflict. Overt fighting entails the risk of injury or death, and is usually avoided through the use of conventions or pre-fight assessments. However, overt fighting can be expected when value of the contest outweighs...

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Autores principales: Cronin, Adam L, Monnin, Thibaud
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20942969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-7-27