White, Paula A. - In: Behavioral Ecology 16 (2005) 3, pp. 606-613
investigated. Cub mortality was examined over a 4-year period in one clan of wild-living spotted hyenas in Kenya. Data were … examined as a function of litter size, sex of cubs, and maternal rank. Overall, cub mortality was high (61%). Contrary to … expectation, singleton cubs did not survive better than twins, and there was no difference in survivorship between female and male …
