Skewed offspring sex ratios and sex composition of twin litters in Serengeti spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) are a consequence of siblicide

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 307-316

  Hofer, Heribert ^a   East, Marion L ^a  

^a Univ Zurich Max Planck Inst F V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crocuta; Mortality; Serengeti; Sex ratio; Siblicide

Indexed keywords

CROCUTA CROCUTA;

EID: 0030944939     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(96)01113-6     Document Type: Article

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