Multilevel sociality in the spotted hyaena: how to live in largegroups without falling prey to the infertility trap

Spotted hyaenas live in unusually large social groups for a carnivore. Since, all else equal, the ‘infertility trap’ (a negative relationship between fertility and the number of females in a group) limits social group sizes to ~5 reproductive females in mammals, hyaena must, like other very social s...

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Main Author: Dunbar, RIM
Format: Internet publication
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024