Why leopards commit infanticide

Infanticide is a widespread but seldom observed behaviour that has been shown to convey strong selection forces on some social mammals. However, infanticide in nonsocial species is less clearly understood, particularly the evolutionary function of infanticide. Here we present direct and indirect evi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal behaviour 2013-10, Vol.86 (4), p.791-799
Hauptverfasser:	Balme, Guy A., Hunter, Luke T.B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	adults Animal behavior Cannibalism carnivore biology carnivores death Evolutionary biology infanticide leopard males mammals mating strategy mortality mothers Panthera pardus population dynamics progeny reproduction risk sexual selection Wildcats
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