Reproductive suppression and inbreeding avoidance in wild populations of co-operatively breeding meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 471-477

  O'Riain, M J ^a   Bennett, N C ^b   Brotherton, P N M ^a   McIlrath, G ^b   Clutton Brock, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Co operative breeding; Inbreeding avoidance; Social; Suppression

Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 0033645658     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000249     Document Type: Article

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