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Territorial defence and territory take-over by satellite males in the waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Bovidae)

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In Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, some territorial male waterbuck tolerate an additional adult male on the territory, which shares in the defence of the territory and has a higher chance than an outsider to become a territory owner.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, D-8131, Seewiesen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Peter Wirtz

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Wirtz, P. Territorial defence and territory take-over by satellite males in the waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Bovidae). Behav Ecol Sociobiol 8, 161–162 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00300830

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