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Ecological aspects of kin discriminating behavior with implications of functional value

Creator:

Hokit, D. Grant

Abstract:

To assess the context dependence of kin discriminating behavior, I examined kin-biased aggregation behavior in tadpoles of R. cascadae in different ecological conditions. I manipulated food distribution, predator presence, thermal heterogeneity, and relatedness in a multifactorial mesocosm experiment. All four factors interacted to influence tadpole dispersion. My results suggest that...

Resource Type:

Dissertation