Intraspecific variation in Artiodactyla social organisation: A Bayesian phylogenetic multilevel analysis of detailed population-level data
M. I. Miles, A. V. Jaeggi, M. Festa-Bianchet, C. Schradin, L. D. Hayes
This study analyzes intraspecific variation in social organization across Artiodactyla using Bayesian phylogenetic models, finding that ancestral artiodactyls had variable social organization and that body size and sexual dimorphism influence social structure.
bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2019 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition