Is a reduction in the individual vigilance of mothers a key evolutionary driver of group formation in white rhinos?

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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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Main Authors:	Shrader, A., Post, J., Hagenah, N., Bateman, Bill
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Universiteit Stellenbosch * Department of Botany and Zoology 2013
Subjects:	buddy system white rhinoceros group formation Ceratotherium simum vigilance
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49102

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