African wild dogs test the 'survival of the fittest' paradigm

Charles Darwin first used the term 'survival of the fittest' in the 5th edition of The origin of species. A literal interpretation implies that predators will selectively prey upon the weakest members of a population. We demonstrate that this is true for African wild dogs hunting impala.

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Published inProceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Vol. 270; p. 57
Main Authors Pole, A, Gordon, I J, Gorman, M L
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LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.2003
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Lycaon pictus
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Abstract Charles Darwin first used the term 'survival of the fittest' in the 5th edition of The origin of species. A literal interpretation implies that predators will selectively prey upon the weakest members of a population. We demonstrate that this is true for African wild dogs hunting impala.
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