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matrilineal society — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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matrilineal society

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 8 | Mentions: 8

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Knowledge graph centered on matrilineal society with 71 nodes and 119 connections. Top connected: Marmota flaviventris, Spruce, Potentilla, mark-recapture (Sciuridae), Mertensia.

Definition

Social organization where related females remain together and males typically disperse

Related Terms (2)

matrilinematrilines

Publications (8)

Society formation and maintenance in yellow-bellied marmots

2025Animal Behaviourframework

The (surprising) importance of males in a matrilineal society: behavioural insights from a topological knockout study

2023Animal Behaviourframework

Sociality, individual fitness and population dynamics of yellow-bellied marmots

2012Molecular Ecologyframework

Reproductive competition in female yellow-bellied marmots

2003International Network on Marmotsframework

Dynamics of immigration into yellow-bellied marmot colonies

2003Oecologia Montanaframework

Defining yellow-bellied marmot social groups using association indices

2003Oecologia Montanareferenced

Effects of food addition on life history of yellow-bellied marmots

2003Oecologia Montanacentral

Reproductive strategies of yellow-bellied marmots: energy conservation and differences between the sexes

Related Concepts (10)

density dependence

process3 shared papers

social network analysis

framework3 shared papers

reproductive suppression

process3 shared papers

social phenotype

measurement2 shared papers

philopatry

phenomenon2 shared papers

winter survival

process2 shared papers

fitness consequences

theory1 shared paper

dispersal

process1 shared paper

frequency-dependent selection

theory1 shared paper

kin selection

theory1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Marmota flaviventris

Sciuridae8 papers

Urocitellus columbianus

Sciuridae3 papers

prairie dogs

Spruce

Cynomys ludovicianus

Sciuridae2 papers

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Sciuridae2 papers

Urocitellus armatus

Sciuridae2 papers

Festuca

Mertensia ciliata

Boraginaceae1 paper

Yarrow

1998

Journal of Mammalogy

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