Vole population cycles: A case for kin-selection?
- 1 April 1980
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Oecologia
- Vol. 45 (1) , 1-2
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00346698
Abstract
Kin-selection, as evidenced by aggression between individuals with a low coefficient of relation, may be a significant contributing factor in vole population cycles. Demographic and behavioral studies support this idea.Keywords
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