Social and ecological determinants of fission-fusion dynamics in the spotted hyaena

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 619-636

  Smith, Jennifer E ^a   Kolowski, Joseph M ^a   Graham, Katharine E ^a   Dawes, Stephanie E ^a   Holekamp, Kay E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

competition; conflict resolution; cooperative hunting; Crocuta crocuta; ecological constraints; group living; social rank

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CARNIVORE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HUNTING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MAMMAL; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CROCUTA; CROCUTA CROCUTA; HYAENA;

EID: 49149089087     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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