Infanticide in California ground squirrels

Infanticide in California ground squirrels

Infanticide by California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi ) has previously only been suspected. Here the authors report the first direct field observations of infanticide in this species, and consider five functional hypotheses for this behaviour.

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Veröffentlicht in:Animal behaviour 1986, Vol.34 (1), p.291-294
Hauptverfasser: Trulio, Lynne A., Loughry, W.J., Hennessy, David F., Owings, Donald H.
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Sprache:eng
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Animal ethology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mammalia
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Spermophilus beecheyi
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Zusammenfassung:Infanticide by California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi ) has previously only been suspected. Here the authors report the first direct field observations of infanticide in this species, and consider five functional hypotheses for this behaviour.
ISSN:0003-3472
1095-8282
DOI:10.1016/0003-3472(86)90037-0