Body size shapes average behaviour, social impact, and social responsiveness in agonistic interactions
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Authors
- Corné de Groot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-7408)
- Tom Ratz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4215-277X)
- Rori E. Wijnhorst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8902-592X)
- Emily Herter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9462-6516)
- Niels Dingemanse
- Melissa Bahtije Maliqi
Institutions
- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (ES)
- Urologische Klinik München (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
- Published
- 2026-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voag091
- Primary Topic
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00