SOCIAL-STRUCTURE OF PILOT WHALES REVEALED BY ANALYTICAL DNA PROFILING

被引：256

作者：

AMOS, B ^{[1
]}

SCHLOTTERER, C ^{[1
]}

TAUTZ, D ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV MUNICH,INST ZOOL,W-8000 MUNICH 2,GERMANY

来源：

SCIENCE | 1993年 / 260卷 / 5108期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.8480176

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Long-finned pilot whales swim in large, extremely cohesive social groups known as pods. Molecular typing revealed that pod members form a single extended family. Mature males neither disperse from nor mate within their natal pods, a situation unusual for mammals. Such behavior could be explained in terms of inclusive fitness benefits gained by adult males helping the large number of female relatives with which they swim.

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页码：670 / 672

页数：3

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