Energy cost and return for hunting in African wild dogs and cheetahs

The long-distance hunting behaviour of African wild dogs is thought to be energetically costly. Here, Hubel et al. show that multiple opportunistic short-distance hunts and group feeding make African wild dogs in mixed woodland savannah energetically robust.

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Autores principales: Tatjana Y. Hubel, Julia P. Myatt, Neil R. Jordan, Oliver P. Dewhirst, J. Weldon McNutt, Alan M. Wilson
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:171756e56bbf417bbaf35be5c44382e72021-12-02T17:31:19ZEnergy cost and return for hunting in African wild dogs and cheetahs10.1038/ncomms110342041-1723https://doaj.org/article/171756e56bbf417bbaf35be5c44382e72016-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11034https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The long-distance hunting behaviour of African wild dogs is thought to be energetically costly. Here, Hubel et al. show that multiple opportunistic short-distance hunts and group feeding make African wild dogs in mixed woodland savannah energetically robust.Tatjana Y. HubelJulia P. MyattNeil R. JordanOliver P. DewhirstJ. Weldon McNuttAlan M. WilsonNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2016)
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Neil R. Jordan
Oliver P. Dewhirst
J. Weldon McNutt
Alan M. Wilson
Energy cost and return for hunting in African wild dogs and cheetahs
description The long-distance hunting behaviour of African wild dogs is thought to be energetically costly. Here, Hubel et al. show that multiple opportunistic short-distance hunts and group feeding make African wild dogs in mixed woodland savannah energetically robust.
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author Tatjana Y. Hubel
Julia P. Myatt
Neil R. Jordan
Oliver P. Dewhirst
J. Weldon McNutt
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title Energy cost and return for hunting in African wild dogs and cheetahs
title_short Energy cost and return for hunting in African wild dogs and cheetahs
title_full Energy cost and return for hunting in African wild dogs and cheetahs
title_fullStr Energy cost and return for hunting in African wild dogs and cheetahs
title_full_unstemmed Energy cost and return for hunting in African wild dogs and cheetahs
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