Is a reduction in the individual vigilance of mothers a key evolutionary driver of group formation in white rhinos?
A key benefit and evolutionary driver of group living is reduced predation risk. In white rhinos, groups comprise adult females, their calves and one to six unrelated subadults. Subadults benefit from group living through exposure to novel areas, and protection from territorial males (i.e. 'bud...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Universiteit Stellenbosch * Department of Botany and Zoology
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49102 |