Importance of old bulls: leaders and followers in collective movements of all-male groups in African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana)
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70682-y
Abstract: In long-lived social species, older individuals can provide fitness benefits to their groupmates through the imparting of ecological knowledge. Research in this area has largely focused on females in matrilineal societies where, for example, older… read more here.
Keywords: african savannah; collective movements; elephants loxodonta; savannah elephants ... See more keywords