Infanticide in the hippopotamus: evidence for polygynous ungulates
Abstract
Infanticide has been reported in a wide range of taxa. Although recent work suggests that infanticide may be present in managed populations of ungulate species, it has not been documented in wild ungulates. Here, I present qualitative evidence of infanticide in a wild ungulate, the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) and suggest that infanticide in the hippopotamus may be a strategy by which males increase reproductive success. I present a...
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Title
Infanticide in the hippopotamus: evidence for polygynous ungulates
Published Date
Jul 1, 1998
Journal
Volume
10
Issue
3
Pages
277 - 286
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