Et tu, brother? Kinship and increased nutrition lower the incidence of cannibalism in male bulb mites
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.04.006
Abstract: The killing of conspecifics returns indirect benefits when killers eliminate competitors for resources, and direct benefits when cannibals obtain nutrients directly after killing. Cannibals risk pathogen infection and both killers and cannibals risk reducing their… read more here.
Keywords: kinship increased; increased nutrition; cannibalized fighters; cannibalism ... See more keywords