Achilles' heel of sociality revealed by energetic poverty trap in cursorial hunters
This study empirically tests two foundation ecological theories: (1) pack hunting is a driver for the evolution of sociality; and (2) species have a finite energy potential, whereby increased maintenance costs result in decreased reproductive effort. Using activity and prey data from 22 packs of Afr...
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| Idioma: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2008
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