Mother-offspring recognition via contact calls in cattle, Bos taurus.
Individual recognition in gregarious species is fundamental in order to avoid misdirected parental investment. In ungulates, two very different parental care strategies have been identified: ‘hider’ offspring usually lie concealed in vegetation whereas offspring of ‘follower’ species remain with the...
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Elsevier Masson
2016
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34713/ |