Ecological drivers of variation in tool-use frequency across sea otter populations
Sea otters are well-known tool users, employing objects such as rocks or shells to break open hard-shelled invertebrate prey. However, little is known about how the frequency of tool use varies among sea otter populations and the factors that drive these differences. We examined 17 years of observat...
Published in: | Behavioral Ecology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10088/25002 https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/aru220 |