Breeding strategies of cooperative breeders can vary widely ranging from multiple breeding pairs in a group, to polygamy, polyandry, and combinations of all 3 forms. Often, we do not have a clear understanding of the influences or mechanisms giving rise to the presence of multiple breeding individuals within groups. This is particularly true for animals that are difficult to manipulate or observe, such as large carnivores. I examined factors associated with the occurrence of multiple breeding individuals within groups in a population of recolonizing gray wolves (
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15 May 2018
Multiple breeding individuals within groups in a social carnivore
David E. Ausband
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Journal of Mammalogy
Vol. 99 • No. 4
August 2018
Vol. 99 • No. 4
August 2018
Canis lupus
cooperative breeding
gray wolf
multiple breeding
polyandry
polygamy
recruitment