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Kin discrimination via odour in the cooperatively breeding banded mongoose

Kin discrimination is often beneficial for group-living animals as it aids in inbreeding avoidance and providing nepotistic help. In mammals, the use of olfactory cues in kin discrimination is widespread and may occur through learning the scents of individuals that are likely to be relatives, or by...

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Autores principales: Mitchell, J., Kyabulima, S., Businge, R., Cant, M. A., Nichols, H. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5882708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171798