Additive opportunistic capture explains group hunting benefits in African wild dogs
African wild dogs hunt collaboratively over long distances in grassland plains. Hubel et al. use high-resolution GPS to show that in their remaining habitat of mixed woodland savannah, African wild dogs use multiple opportunistic short-distance hunts, with no evidence of cooperative chasing.
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Main Authors: | Tatjana Y. Hubel, Julia P. Myatt, Neil R. Jordan, Oliver P. Dewhirst, J. Weldon McNutt, Alan M. Wilson |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2016
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/4a287bb8f90c40db97efa4d9887c6cc4 |
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