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Competitive growth in a cooperative mammal

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  • Elise Huchard

    (Large Animal Research Group, University of Cambridge
    CEFE UMR 5175, CNRS - Université de Montpellier)

  • Sinead English

    (Large Animal Research Group, University of Cambridge
    † Present addresses: Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK (S.E.); Institute for Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK (M.B.V.B.).)

  • Matt B. V. Bell

    (Large Animal Research Group, University of Cambridge
    † Present addresses: Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK (S.E.); Institute for Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK (M.B.V.B.).)

  • Nathan Thavarajah

    (Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria)

  • Tim Clutton-Brock

    (Large Animal Research Group, University of Cambridge
    Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria)

Abstract

In wild Kalahari meerkats (Suricata suricatta), subordinates of both sexes respond to experimentally induced increases in the growth of same-sex rivals by raising their own growth rate and food intake.

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  • Elise Huchard & Sinead English & Matt B. V. Bell & Nathan Thavarajah & Tim Clutton-Brock, 2016. "Competitive growth in a cooperative mammal," Nature, Nature, vol. 533(7604), pages 532-534, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:533:y:2016:i:7604:d:10.1038_nature17986
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17986
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