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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Main Author: Potgieter, Katherine
Other Authors: O'Riain, Justin
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6161