Size matters: Natural experiments suggest the dear enemy effect is moderated by pack size in African wild dogs

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. e11298 - n/a
• Main Authors: Claase, Megan J., Cherry, Mike I., McNutt, J. Weldon, Apps, Peter J., Jordan, Neil R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Behavioural Ecology; camera‐trap; carnivore; Dogs; Experiments; Familiarity; Group size; Hypotheses; Lycaon; Marking; Marking behavior; Predation; Remote monitoring; scent marking; Scent marking behavior; social behaviour; territoriality; Botswana; carnivore; camera‐trap; territoriality; scent marking; Lycaon; social behaviour

Remote monitoring of communal marking sites, or latrines, provides a unique opportunity to observe undisturbed scent marking behaviour of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus). We used remote camera trap observations in a natural experiment to test behavioural scent mark responses to rivals (either fami...