Larger hyenas have more cubs

A new paper in Proceedings B by BEACON graduate student Eli Swanson, and faculty members Ian Dworkin and Kay Holekamp uses a new method of measuring body size to show that larger female spotted hyenas have higher lifetime reproductive success. See the press release here.

Eli Swanson was interviewed by LiveScience about the study – read it here!

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