The spatial-and-ethological population structure, cooperation, and the evolution of sociality in rodents

• Published in: Behaviour Vol. 154; no. 6; pp. 609 - 649
• Main Author: Gromov, Vladimir S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Brill 2017
• Subjects: Review

There are two types of complex social units - aggregations and family groups - in rodent populations, with an essential difference in their social organization. The impact of ecological factors on the evolution of sociality in rodents (the transition from solitary towards family-group lifestyle) is...