Journal article
Group size effects in cooperatively breeding African wild dogs
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In groups of cooperative breeders, individual fitness can increase as a direct consequence of group size, whereby the extent of these benefits is likely to depend, to a degree that is largely unknown, on the prevailing ecological conditions. We examined the effect of group size on pup production and survival across age classes in cooperatively breeding African wild dogs, Lycaon pictus, across 12 quasiexperimental sites in South Africa varying in ecological conditions. In this sample ...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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+ Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
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+ Animal Behavior Society
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Animal Behaviour Journal website
- Volume:
- 79
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 425-428
- Publication date:
- 2010-02-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0003-3472
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- Language:
- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:3551
- Deposit date:
- 2010-03-23
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- Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
- Copyright date:
- 2009
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