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Quadratic relationships between group size and foraging efficiency in a herbivorous primate

The effect of feeding competition on foraging efficiency is an important link between ecological factors and the social organization of gregarious species. We examined the effects of group size on daily travel distances, activity budgets, and energy intake of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. We measured...

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Autores principales: Grueter, Cyril C., Robbins, Andrew M., Abavandimwe, Didier, Vecellio, Veronica, Ndagijimana, Felix, Stoinski, Tara S., Robbins, Martha M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6233200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30425319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35255-0