A direct observation of infanticide by a female free-ranging dog (Canis familiaris) supports the resource competition hypothesis
Infanticide by females occurs in many mammalian species but is rarely observed directly, making its social and ecological determinants difficult to identify. Here, we report the first direct observation of within-pack infanticide by a female free-rang
Authors
- Sarah Marshall‐Pescini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5944-4701)
- Małgorzata Pilot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-5768)
- Andreas Berghänel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3317-3392)
- Melissa Vanderheyden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0733-4141)
- Ikhlass El Berbri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0121-6861)
- Friederike Range (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3127-5536)
- Clément Car (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2729-2950)
- Brenda Chaignon
Institutions
- University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (AT)
- University of Hildesheim (DE)
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- University of Gdańsk (PL)
- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II (MA)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175533719.96482302/v1
- Primary Topic
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Austrian Science Fund