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partner preference

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on partner preference with 36 nodes and 123 connections. Top connected: Marmota flaviventris, mark-recapture (Sciuridae), focal animal sampling (Sciuridae), Vulpes vulpes, Marmota monax.

Definition

When animals prefer to associate with certain individuals over others within a group

Related Terms (1)

trait 3

Publications (2)

Applying the coalitionary-traits metric: sociality without cooperation in male yellow-bellied marmots

2010Behavioral Ecologytested

A trait-based approach to the evolution of complex coalitions in male mammals

2009Behavioral Ecologymeasured

Related Concepts (8)

coalition formation

phenomenon2 shared papers

mutual tolerance

measurement2 shared papers

phylogenetically independent contrasts

measurement1 shared paper

coalitionary-traits metric

framework1 shared paper

collaboration

measurement1 shared paper

lifetime reproductive success

metric1 shared paper

female monopolizability

theory1 shared paper

kin selection

theory1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Procyon lotor

Procyonidae2 papers

Urocitellus beldingi

Sciuridae2 papers

Ovis aries

Lontra canadensis

Mustelidae1 paper

Rattus norvegicus

river otter

Marmota flaviventris

Sciuridae1 paper

Homo sapiens

Hominidae1 paper

domestic sheep

Ochotona

Ochotonidae1 paper