Courchamp, Franck; Rasmussen, Gregory S. A. - In: Behavioral Ecology 13 (2002) 1, pp. 20-27
painted hunting dogs concerns baby-sitting, or pup-guarding, a behavior typical of obligate cooperative breeders. We propose … that, as forgoing this behavior is costly because pup guards have the potential to decrease pup mortality, its use is …, protecting the kill and bringing back food to the pups). We present a simple model showing how pup-guarding imposes a cost …
