Mating strategies in dominant meerkats: Evidence for extra-pair paternity in relation to genetic relatedness between pair mates

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1499-1507

  Leclaire, S ^a,b   Nielsen, J F ^c,d   Sharp, S P ^a,b   Clutton Brock, T H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Kalahari Meerkat Project   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Divorce; Extra pair paternity; Genetic compatibility; Inbreeding

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; DOMINANCE; FITNESS; HETEROZYGOSITY; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PATERNITY; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SMALL MAMMAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; DIVORCE; EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COMPATIBILITY; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; INBREEDING; MALE; MONGOOSE; PATERNITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME;

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; DIVORCE; EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY; GENETIC COMPATIBILITY; INBREEDING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HERPESTIDAE; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 84880701512     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12151     Document Type: Article

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