Variable initiators of group departure in a cooperative breeder: The influence of sex, age, state and foraging success

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 205-212

  Furrer, Roman D ^a   Kunc, Hansjoerg P ^a,b   Manser, Marta B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banded mongoose; Group decision making; Group departure; Initiation attempt; Mungos mungo

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARNIVORE; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; SMALL MAMMAL;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; MUNGOS MUNGO;

EID: 84862688631     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.04.034     Document Type: Article

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