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Behav Ecol Sociobiol (2009) 63:1259–1268
Do meerkat (Suricata suricatta) pups exhibit strategic begging behaviour and so exploit adults that feed at relatively high rates?
Joah R. Madden & Hans-Joerg P. Kunc & Sinead English & Marta B. Manser & Tim H. Clutton-Brock
Animal Behaviour 78 (2009) 85–89
Why do meerkat pups stop begging?
Joah R. Madden, Hans-Joerg P. Kunc, Sinead English, Tim H. Clutton-Brock
Behav Ecol Sociobiol (2009) 63: 1097–1107
Vigilance behaviour and fitness consequences: comparing a solitary foraging and an obligate group-foraging mammal
Aliza le Roux & Michael I. Cherry & Lorenz Gygax & Marta B. Manser
Naturwissenschaften (2009) 96: 575–584
The vocal repertoire in a solitary foraging carnivore, Cynictis penicillata, may reflect facultative sociality
Aliza Le Roux & Michael I. Cherry & Marta B. Manser
Animal Behaviour (2009) 78: 791–800
The development of alarm call behaviour in mammals and birds
Linda I. Hollen, Andrew N. Radford
Behavioral Ecology (2009), 20: 930-935
Food limitation increases aggression in juvenile meerkats
S.J. Hodge, A. Thornton, T.P. Flower and T.H. Clutton-Brock
J Vet Diagn Invest (2009), 21: 31–39
Accuracy of three diagnostic tests for determining Mycobacterium bovis infection status in live-sampled wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta)
Julian A. Drewe, Gillian S. Dean, Anita L. Michel, Gareth P. Pearce
J. Comp. Path. (2009), Vol. 140, 12-24
Pathology of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Wild Meerkats (Suricata suricatta)
J. A. Drewe, A. K. Foote, R. L. Sutcliffe and G. P. Pearce
Behav Ecol Sociobiol (2009) 63:1295–1306
The social network structure of a wild meerkat population: 1. Inter-group interactions
J. A. Drewe & J. R. Madden & G. P. Pearce
The American Naturalist (2009), 173, 3: 400-410
The Evolution of Urgency-Based and Functionally Referential Alarm Calls in Ground-Dwelling Species
Roman D. Furrer and Marta B. Manser
Biol. Lett. (2009) 5: 439–441
Stress and the costs of extra-territorial movement in a social carnivore
Andrew J. Young and Steven L. Monfort
Proc. R. Soc. B (2009) 276: 1255-1262
Calling in the gap: competition or cooperation in littermates' begging behaviour?
Joah R Madden, Hansjoerg P Kunc, Sinead English, Marta B Manser and Tim H Clutton-Brock
Proc. R. Soc. B 2009 276, 1269-1276
The rise and fall of an arbitrary tradition: an experiment with wild meerkats
Alex Thornton and Aurore Malapert
Animal Behaviour (2009) 78: 255–264
Experimental evidence for social transmission of food acquisition techniques in wild meerkats
Alex Thorntona, Aurore Malapert
Proc. R. Soc. B (2009) 276: 1263-1268
Manipulating grooming by decreasing ectoparasite load causes unpredicted changes in antagonism
Joah R Madden and Tim H Clutton-Brock
Behavioral Ecology (2008) 20: 103-110
The development of foraging microhabitat preferences in meerkats
Alex Thornton and Sarah J. Hodge
Animal Behaviour (2008), 76, 1411-1421 Social learning about novel foods in young meerkats Alex ThorntonAnimal Behaviour (2008), 75, 1823-1836The evolution of teaching Alex Thornton & Nichola J. Raihani Proc. R. Soc. B (2008), 275, 1745–1751Variation in contributions to teaching by meerkats Alex Thornton
Journal of Animal Ecology (2008), 77, 92–102
Determinants of reproductive success in dominant female meerkats
Sarah J. Hodge, A. Manica, T. P. Flower and T. H. Clutton-Brock
Journal of Zoology (2008), 275, 33–40
The effects of population density and sociality on scent marking in the yellow mongoose
A. Le Roux, M. I. Cherry & M. B. Manser
Animal Behaviour (2008), 76, 689-700
Group size and the suppression of subordinate reproduction in Kalahari meerkats
T. H. Clutton-Brock, S. J. Hodge & T. P. Flower
Molecular Ecology (2008) 17, 2287–2299
Factors affecting the reproductive success of dominant male meerkats
Göran F. Spong, Sarah J. Hodge, Andrew J. Young and Tim H. Clutton-Brock
Biol. Lett. (2008) 4, 334–337
Sex differences in responsiveness to begging in a cooperative mammal
Sinead English, Hansjoerg P. Kunc, Joah R. Madden and Tim H. Clutton-Brock
Hormones and Behavior 53 (2008) 131 – 139
The causes of physiological suppression among female meerkats: A role for subordinate restraint due to the threat of infanticide?
Andrew J. Young, Steven L. Monfort, Tim H. Clutton-Brock
Animal Behaviour, 2008, 75, 951-962
Early body condition, time budgets and the acquisition of foraging skills in meerkats
Alex Thornton
Animal Behaviour, 2008, 75, 943-949
The audience effect in a facultatively social mammal, the yellow mongoose, Cynictis penicillata
Aliza le Roux, Michael I. Cherry and Marta B. Manser
Journal of Zoology, 2008, 274: 248-253
Radiocollars do not affect the survival or foraging behaviour of wild meerkats
K. A. Golabek, N. R. Jordan & T. H. Clutton-Brock
Behav Ecol Sociobiol, 2008, 62: 821–829
Ontogenetic changes in alarm-call production and usage in meerkats (Suricata suricatta): adaptations or constraints?
Linda I. Hollén & Tim Clutton-Brock & Marta B. Manser
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2008, 275, 209–216
The number of subordinates moderates intrasexual competition among males in cooperatively breeding meerkats
Nobuyuki Kutsukake and Tim H. Clutton-Brock
Science, 2007, 318, 1882-1185
Sexual Selection in Males and Females
Tim Clutton-Brock
Animal Behaviour, 1st November 2007, 74, 1259-1268
The irrelevance of individual discrimination in meerkat alarm calls
Fabian Schibler and Marta B. Manser
The American Naturalist, October 2007, 170, 617-624.
Begging Signals in a Mobile Feeding System: The Evolution of Different Call Types
Hansjoerg P. Kunc, Joah R. Madden, and Marta B. Manser
Current Biology, 2007, 17-12, R442
Quick guide: Meerkats
Adin Ross-Gillespie and Ashleigh S. Griffin
Ethology, September 2007, 113, 1038–1047.
Persistence of Alarm-Call Behaviour in the Absence of Predators: A Comparison Between Wild and Captive-Born Meerkats (Suricata Suricatta)
Linda I. Hollén & Marta B. Manser
Animal Behaviour, September 2007, 74, 957-964.
Offspring competition and helper associations in cooperative meerkats
Sarah J. Hodge, T. P. Flower, T. H. Clutton-Brock
Animal Behaviour, 23 August 2007, 74, 531-540
Scent-marking investment is determined by sex and breeding status in meerkats
Neil Jordan
Animal Behaviour, 17 August 2007, 74, 507-517
The function of mobbing in cooperative meerkats
Beke Graw and Marta B. Manser
The American Naturalist, June 2007, 169, 758–767.
Motivation before Meaning: Motivational Information Encoded in Meerkat Alarm Calls Develops Earlier than Referential Information
Linda I. Hollén and Marta B. Manser
Proc. R. Soc. B, April 2007, 274, 1603–1609
Subordinate male meerkats prospect for extra-group paternity: alternative reproductive tactics in a cooperative mammal
Andrew J. Young, Goran Spong and Tim Clutton-Brock
Proc. R. Soc. B, 2007, 274, p. 513–520
Helpers increase the reproductive potential of offspring in cooperative meerkats
A. F. Russell, A. J. Young, G. Spong, N. R. Jordan and T. H. Clutton-Brock
Animal Behaviour 73, 13 March 2007, p. 613-622
Latrine distribution and patterns of use by wild meerkats: implications for territory and mate defence
Neil R. Jordan, Michael I. Cherry, Marta B. Manser
Nature, 444, 21/28 December 2006, p. 1065-1069
Intrasexual competition and sexual selection in cooperative mammals
T. H. Clutton-Brock, S. J. Hodge, G. Spong, A. F. Russell, N. R. Jordan, N. C. Bennett, L. L. Sharpe & M. B. Manser
Animal Behaviour 72, 6th October 2006, p. 1345-1353
Ontogeny of alarm call responses in meerkats, Suricata suricatta: the roles of age, sex and nearby conspecifics
Linda I. Hollén & Marta B. Manser
Animal Behaviour 72, 7th September 2006, p. 1059-1068
Social functions of allogrooming in cooperatively breeding meerkats
Nobuyuki Kutsukake & Tim H. Clutton-Brock
PNAS, 103:32, 8 August 2006, p. 12005–12010
Stress and the suppression of subordinate reproduction in cooperatively breeding meerkats
Andrew J. Young, Anne A. Carlson, Steven L. Monfort, Andrew F. Russell, Nigel C. Bennett, and Tim Clutton-Brock
Biology Letters, 2006, published online
Infanticide by subordinates influences reproductive sharing in cooperatively breeding meerkats
Andrew J. Young and Tim Clutton-Brock
Science, 313, 14 July 2006, p. 227-229
Teaching in Wild Meerkats
Alex Thornton and Katherine McAuliffe
Hormones and Behavior, 50, 9 March 2006, p. 94–100
Elevated prolactin levels immediately precede decisions to babysit by male meerkat helpers
Anne A. Carlson, Andrew F. Russell, Andrew J. Young, Neil R. Jordan, Alan S. McNeilly, Al F. Parlow, Tim Clutton-Brock
Proc. R. Soc. B, 273, 2006, p. 571–577
Cortisol levels are positively associated with pup-feeding rates in male meerkats
Anne A. Carlson, Marta B. Manser, Andrew J. Young, Andrew F. Russell, Neil R. Jordan, Alan S. McNeilly and Tim Clutton-Brock
Behav Ecol Sociobiol, 59, 2006, p. 541–548
Aggression and submission reflect reproductive conflict between females in cooperatively breeding meerkats Suricata suricatta
N. Kutsukake, T. H. Clutton-Brock
Animal Behaviour, 70, 2005, p. 829-837
Trade-offs between extraterritorial prospecting and helping in a cooperative mammal
Andrew J. Young, Anne A. Carlson, Tim Clutton-Brock
Animal Behaviour, 70, 2005, p. 559-569
Frequency of social play does not affect dispersal partnerships in wild meerkats
Lynda L. Sharpe
Animal Behaviour, 70, 2005, 551-558
Play does not enhance social cohesion in a cooperative mammal
Lynda L. Sharpe
Animal Behaviour, 69, 23th March 2005, p. 1273–1284
‘False feeding’ and aggression in meerkat societies
T. H. Clutton-Brock, A. F. Russell, L. L. Sharpe & N. R. Jordan
Animal Behaviour 69, 2005, p. 1023-1029
Play fighting does not affect subsequent fighting success in wild meerkats
Lynda L. Sharpe
The American Naturalist, 165, no. 1, January 2005
Dispersal, Eviction, and Conflict in Meerkats (Suricata suricatta): An Evolutionarily Stable Strategy Model
P. A. Stephens, A. F. Russell, A. J. Young, W. J. Sutherland, and T. H. Clutton-Brock
International Congress Series 1275 (2004) 367–374
Energetics of cooperative breeding in meerkats, Suricata Suricatta
M. Scantlebury, T.H. Clutton-Brock, J.R. Speakman
Interaction Studies, 5:3, 2004, p. 327–344.Vocalize to localize: A test on functionally referential alarm callsMarta B. Manser and Lindsay B. FletcherAnimal Behaviour, 68, 2004, p. 151-157Spatial representation of shelter locations in meerkats, Suricata suricattaMarta B. Manser & Matthew B. BellAnimal Behaviour, 68, 2004, p. 1029-1040Behavioural tactics of breeders in cooperative meerkatsT. H. Clutton-Brock, A. F. Russell, L. L. SharpeHormones and Behavior, 46, 2004, p. 141– 150Hormonal correlates of dominance in meerkats (Suricata suricatta)Anne A. Carlson, Andrew J. Young, Andrew F. Russell, Nigel C. Bennett, Alan S. McNeilly, and Tim Clutton-BrockAnimal Behaviour, 66, 2003, p. 989–997Social play does not reduce aggression in wild meerkatsL. L. Sharpe, M. I. CherryPNAS, 100, 18 March 2003, p. 3333–3338Cost minimization by helpers in cooperative vertebratesA. F. Russell, L. L. Sharpe, P. N. M. Brotherton, and T. H. Clutton-BrockBehavioral Ecology, 14.4, 2003, p. 486–492Breeding success in cooperative meerkats: effects of helper number and maternal stateA. F. Russell, P. N. M. Brotherton, G. M. McIlrath, L. L. Sharpe, and T. H. Clutton-BrockAnimal Behaviour, 66, 2003, p. 531–540Meerkat helpers do not specialize in particular activitiesT. H. Clutton-Brock, A. F. Russell, L. L. SharpeScience, 291, 19 January 2001, p. 478-Cooperation, Control, and Concession in Meerkat GroupsT. H. Clutton-Brock, P. N. M. Brotherton, A. F. Russell, M. J. O’Riain, D. Gaynor, R. Kansky, A. Griffin, M. Manser, L. Sharpe, G. M. McIlrath, T. Small, A. Moss, S. MonfortGeneral and Comparative Endocrinology, 130, 2003, p. 148–156Radioimmunoassay of prolactin for the meerkat (Suricata suricatta), a cooperatively breeding carnivoreAnne A. Carlson, Linda Nicol, Andrew J. Young, Al F. Parlow, and Alan S. McNeillyAnimal Behaviour, 64, 2002, p. 113–121Experimental provisioning increases play in free-ranging meerkatsL. L. Sharpe, T. H. Clutton-Brock, P. N. M. Brotherton, E. Z. Cameron, M. I. CherryJournal of Animal Ecology, 71, 2002, p. 700–709Factors affecting pup growth and survival in co operatively breeding meerkats Suricata suricattaA. F. Russell, T. H. Clutton-Brock, P. N. M. Brotherton, L. L. Sharpe, G. M. Mcilrath, F. D. Dalerum, E. Z. Cameron, J. A. BarnardScience, 297, 12 July 2002, p.253-256Evolution and Development of Sex Differences in Cooperative Behavior in MeerkatsT. H. Clutton-Brock, A. F. Russell, L. L. Sharpe, A. J. Young, Z. Balmforth, G. M. McIlrathScience, 296, 5 April 2002, p. 69-72Breeding Together: Kin Selection and Mutualism in Cooperative VertebratesTim Clutton-BrockTRENDS in Cognitive Sciences, 6.2, February 2002, p. 55-57Suricate alarm calls signal predator class and urgency Marta B. Manser, Robert M. Seyfarth and Dorothy L. CheneyGeneral and Comparative Endocrinology, 122, 2001, p. 158–171Longitudinal Gonadal Steroid Excretion in Free-Living Male and Female Meerkats (Suricata suricatta)Allison M. Moss, T. H. Clutton-Brock, and S. L. MonfortMolecular Ecology Notes 1, 2001, p. 83-85A panel of microsatellites developed for meerkats (Suricata suricatta) by cross-species amplification and species-specific cloningA. S. Griffin, B. Nürnberger, J. M. Pemberton
Animal Behaviour, 61, 2001, p. 705–710
Contributions to cooperative rearing in meerkats
T. H. Clutton-Brock, P. N. M. Brotherton, M. J. O’Riain, A. S. Griffin, D. Gaynor, R. Kansky, L. Sharpe, G. M. Mcilrath
Science, 293, 28 September 2001, p. 2446-2449
Effects of Helpers on Juvenile Development and Survival in Meerkats
T. H. Clutton-Brock, A. F. Russell, L. L. Sharpe, P. N. M. Brotherton, G. M. McIlrath, S. White, E. Z. Cameron
Behavioral Ecology, 12.5, 2001, p. 590–599
Offspring food allocation by parents and helpers in a cooperative mammal
P. N. M. Brotherton, T. H. Clutton-Brock, M. J. O’Riain, D. Gaynor, L. Sharpe, R. Kansky, and G. M. McIlrath
Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 268, 2001, p. 2315-2324
The acoustic structure of suricate’s alarm calls varies with predator type and the level of urgency
Marta B. Manser
Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 268, 2001, p. 2485-2491
The information that receivers extract from alarm calls in suricates
Marta B. Manser, Matthew B. Bell and Lindsay B. Fletcher
Behav Ecol Sociobiol, 48, 2000, 471–477
Reproductive suppression and inbreeding avoidance in wild populations of co-operatively breeding meerkats (Suricata suricatta)
M.J. O’Riain, N.C. Bennett, P.N.M. Brotherton, G. McIlrath, T.H. Clutton-Brock
Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B, 267, 2000, p. 301-305
Individual contributions to babysitting in a cooperative mongoose, Suricata suricatta
T. H. Clutton-Brock, P. N. M. Brotherton, M. J. O’Riain, A. S. Griffin, D. Gaynor, L. Sharpe, R. Kansky, M. B. Manser and G. M. McIlrath
Behav Ecol Sociobiol, 48, 2000, p. 429–437
The effect of pup vocalisations on food allocation in a cooperative mammal, the meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Marta B. Manser, Greg Avey
Journal of Animal Ecology, 57, 2000, p.561-572
Predation group size and mortality in a cooperative mongoose Suricata suricatta
T. H. Clutton-Brock, D. Gaynor, G. M. McIlrath, A. D. C. Maccoll, R. Kansky, P. Chadwick, M. Manser, J. D. Skinner, P. N. M. Brotherton
Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 266, 1999, p. 1013-1019
Response of foraging group members to sentinel calls in suricates, Suricata suricatta
Marta B. Manser
Science, 284, 4 June1999, p. 1640-1644
Selfish Sentinels in Cooperative Mammals
T. H. Clutton-Brock, M. J. O’Riain, P. N. M. Brotherton, D. Gaynor, R. Kansky, A. S. Griffin, M. Manser
Ethology, 105, 1999, p. 851-866
Co-operative Rearing by Slender-tailed Meerkats "Suricata suricatta” in the Southern Kalahari
S. P. Doolan, D. W. Macdonald
Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B, 265, 1998, p. 185-190
Costs of cooperative behaviour in suricates (Suricata suricatta)
T. H. Clutton-Brock, D. Gaynor, R. Kansky, A. D. C. MacColl, G. McIlrath, P. Chadwick, P. N. M. Brotherton, J. M. O'Riain, M. Manser and J. D. Skinner
Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B, 265, 1998, p. 2291-2295
Infanticide and expulsion of females in a cooperative mammal
T. H. Clutton-Brock, P. N. M. Brotherton, R. Smith, G. M. McIlrath, R. Kansky, D. Gaynor, M. J. O'Riain and J. D. Skinner
African Journal of Ecology, 37, March 1999, p. 69
Reproduction and survival of suricates (Suricata suricatta) in the southern Kalahari
T. H. Clutton-Brock, A. Maccoll, P. Chadwick, D. Gaynor, R. Kansky and J. D. Skinner
TREE, 13. 7, July 1998, p. 288-296
Reproductive skew, concessions and limited control
T. H. Clutton-Brock
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