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Publications [#240977] of Anne Pusey

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  1. Packer, C; Pusey, AE, Cooperation and competition within coalitions of male lions: kin selection or game theory?, Nature, vol. 296 no. 5859 (December, 1982), pp. 740-742, Springer Nature [doi]
    (last updated on 2024/01/01)

    Abstract:
    Male lions form cooperative coalitions which compete against other coalitions for exclusive access to female groups1,2. This cooperation and the apparently low level of intra-coalition competition over oestrous females, have been considered to be due to the close genetic relatedness of the males in the coalition1-4. However, we now present evidence that breeding coalitions of male lions include non-relatives much more commonly than was generally supposed, that intra-coalition competition over females is widespread and that kinship is not the primary factor determining levels of competition. © 1982 Nature Publishing Group.


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