The energetics of lactation in cooperatively breeding meerkats Suricata suricatta

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1505, 2002, Pages 2147-2153

  Scantlebury, M ^a   Russell, A F ^a   McIlrat, G M ^a   Speakman, J R ^a   Clutton Brock, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Doubly labelled water; Ecological physiology; Helpers; Kin selection; Maternal investment

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; BIOENERGETICS; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; KIN SELECTION; LACTATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CARNIVORE; COOPERATION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; KIN SELECTION; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CARNIVORA; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SUCKLING;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SURICATA SURICATTA; VERTEBRATA;

WATER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; CARNIVORA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; WATER;

EID: 0037159417     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2108     Document Type: Article

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