Environmental, social, and morphological drivers of fission-fusion dynamics in a social ungulate
M. Le Goff, J. G. Hendrix, Q. M. Webber, A. L. Robitaille, E. Vander Wal
This study investigates factors driving fission-fusion dynamics in caribou, finding that environmental heterogeneity and social bonds influence group cohesion, while habitat openness and activity budget hypotheses are not supported.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition