Reproduction and survival of suricates (Suricata suricatta) in the southern Kalahari

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-80

  Clutton Brock, T H ^a   Maccoll, A ^a,c   Chadwick, P ^b   Gaynor, D ^b   Kansky, R ^b   Skinner, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Population dynamics; Suricates

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 0032975055     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1999.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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