Helper effects on pup lifetime fitness in the cooperatively breeding red wolf (Canis rufus)

Authors: Sparkman AM, Adams J, Beyer A, Steury TD, Waits L, Murray DL

From the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B

“ We tested for effects of helpers on early- and late-life traits in a population of reintroduced red wolves (Canis rufus), while controlling for ecological variables such as home-range size and population density.”

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Population and SurvivalWildSidesWildlife, Red Wolves, Red wolf population size, population and survivalComment