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oaioai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:42569

African wild dogs test the 'survival of the fittest' paradigm

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7 August 2003
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Royal Society Publishing
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    Charles Darwin first used the term 'survival of the fittest' in the 5th edition of The origin of species. A literal interpretation implies that predators will selectively prey upon the weakest members of a population. We demonstrate that this is true for African wild dogs hunting impala

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