Pup provisioning and artificial pack formation in African wild dog Lycaon pictus in South Africa
Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === Wild dog Lacaon pictus are obligate cooperative breeders with nulliparous helpers contributing to the rearing of a dominant pair's young through pup-provisioning and defence agianst predators. Despite the importance of allo-parenta...
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Format: | Dissertation |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6161 |