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Further behavioural parameters support reciprocity and milk theft as explanations for giraffe allonursing

Suckling of a non-filial calf, or allosuckling, is an extreme case of allomaternal care in mammals. There have been many hypotheses postulated in an attempt to explain this behaviour; however, the supporting evidence differs, together with the conclusions drawn from the investigated variables. Previ...

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Autores principales: Gloneková, Markéta, Brandlová, Karolína, Pluháček, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8007720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33782483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86499-2