Benefits of Group Foraging Depend on Prey Type in a Small Marine Predator, the Little Penguin.

Group foraging provides predators with advantages in over-powering prey larger than themselves or in aggregating small prey for efficient exploitation. For group-living predatory species, cooperative hunting strategies provide inclusive fitness benefits. However, for colonial-breeding predators, the...

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Main Authors: Grace J Sutton, Andrew J Hoskins, John P Y Arnould
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4682954?pdf=render