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All of the information found within this site was derived from 
the following sources:

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Caro, T. M. (1990). "Cheetah mothers bias parental investment in favour of cooperating sons." Ethology, Ecology and Evolution 2: 381-395.

Caro, T. M. (1994). Cheetahs of the Serengeti Plains. Chapter Ten. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

Caro, T. M. (1995). "Short-Term Costs and Correlates of Play in Cheetahs." Animal Behavior 49(2): 333-345.

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This web site was created as partial fulfillment of the requirements for Biology 323, Animal Behavior, and Davidson College in the Spring Semester of 2002. Please send questions or comments to Will Guthrie at wiguthrie@davidson.edu