The effect of pup vocalisations on food allocation in a cooperative mammal, the meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 429-437

  Manser, M B ^a   Avey, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Begging vocalisations; Meerkat; Mobile feeding system; Parent offspring conflict; Sibling competition; Suricate

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; BEGGING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; VOCALIZATION;

SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 0033659148     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000248     Document Type: Article

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