Predation, group size and mortality in a cooperative mongoose, Suricata suricatta

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 672-683

  Clutton Brock, T H ^a   Gaynor, D ^b   McIlrath, G M ^b   Maccoll, A D C ^a   Kansky, R ^b   Chadwick, P ^b   Manser, M ^a   Skinner, J D ^b   Brotherton, P N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Demography; Mammals; Mortality

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; MORTALITY; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 0032805610     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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