Ecological Determinants of Group Sizes of Foraging Lions

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Previous articleNext article No AccessEcological Determinants of Group Sizes of Foraging LionsThomas Caraco, and Larry L. WolfThomas Caraco Search for more articles by this author , and Larry L. Wolf Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 109, Number 967May - Jun., 1975 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/283001 Views: 74Total views on this site Citations: 190Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1975 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Orla K. McEvoy, Sam M. Ferreira, Dan M. 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