Breeding success in cooperative meerkats: Effects of helper number and maternal state

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 486-492

  Russell, A F ^a   Brotherton, P N M ^a   McIlrath, G M ^b   Sharpe, L L ^c   Clutton Brock, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Differential allocation; Fecundity; Helper; Maternal effects; Ultrasound; Weight

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; LITTER SIZE; MATERNAL EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; SURICATA SURICATTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042928466     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arg022     Document Type: Article

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