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Social Organization of African Wild Dogs ( Lycaon pictus ) on the Serengeti Plains, Tanzania 1967–1978 1
Author(s) -
Frame Lory Herbison,
Malcolm James R.,
Frame George W.,
Lawick Hugo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
zeitschrift für tierpsychologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.739
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-0310
pISSN - 0044-3573
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1979.tb01030.x
Subject(s) - tanzania , carnivore , biological dispersal , geography , ecology , population , biology , demography , sociology , predation , environmental planning
African wild dogs were studied from 1967 to 1978 on the Serengeti Plains in northern Tanzania. The main objectives were to determine the status of the sub‐population and to elucidate the ecology and behavior of this social carnivore. This paper describes the decline of the sub‐population, the dynamics of pack composition, and patterns of dispersal.