Early maternal behavior of wild cheetahs: Implications for captive husbandry
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430120106.abs Against a background of poor breeding success and cub survival in captive cheetahs, a knowledge of the early maternal behavior in the wild may yield useful information for comparison with the captive situation. This paper documents the types of lair sites used by mothers to conceal their newborn cubs in the wild situation, […]
Temporal patterns of den use suggest polygamous mating patterns in an obligate monogamous mammal
Mating systems in animal societies contain both social and genetic components. Deviations between these components may have important ramifications for our understanding of the evolution of reproductive strategies and their ecological correlates. However, although there is ample evidence for discrepancies between genetically assigned paternities and social associations in birds, relatively few studies have documented such […]