Resolution of experimentally induced symmetrical conflicts of interest in meerkats

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1101-1107

  Bousquet, Christophe A H ^a,b   Manser, Marta B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Kuruman River Reserve ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cohesion benefit; Isolation cost; Meerkat; Suricata suricatta; Symmetrical conflict of interest; Variable movement initiation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BURROW; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP BEHAVIOR; ISOLATION EFFECT; MOVEMENT; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SMALL MAMMAL; SYMMETRY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 79957760665     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.02.030     Document Type: Article

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