Group hunting within the Carnivora: Physiological, cognitive and environmental influences on strategy and cooperation

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-17

  Bailey, Ida ^a,c   Myatt, Julia P ^b,c   Wilson, Alan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnivorans; Cognition; Cooperation; GPS; Hunting; Information transfer; Locomotion; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARNIVORE; COGNITION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GPS; HUNTING; LOCOMOTION;

CARNIVORA;

EID: 84871931251     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1423-3     Document Type: Review

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