The composition and function of all-male herds of Thornicroft's giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti, in Zambia

Temporary all‐male social groups are formed in a number of animal species. We examined 34 years of data collected from 36 male Thornicroft's giraffe in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia, to test a set of predictions related to five possible functions of all‐male herds (predator protection, practicing...

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Veröffentlicht in:	African journal of ecology 2015-06, Vol.53 (2), p.167-174
Hauptverfasser:	Bercovitch, Fred B., Berry, Philip S. M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal populations association index bachelor bands Data analysis Giraffa camelopardalis giraffe Habitats information transfer Mammals resource learning
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