Suppressing subordinate reproduction provides benefits to dominants in cooperative societies of meerkats

In many animal societies, a small proportion of dominant females monopolize reproduction by actively suppressing subordinates. Theory assumes that this is because subordinate reproduction depresses the fitness of dominants, yet the effect of subordinate reproduction on dominant behaviour and reprodu...

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Autores principales: Bell, M. B. V., Cant, M. A., Borgeaud, C., Thavarajah, N., Samson, J., Clutton-Brock, T. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4109011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25047446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5499

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4109011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25047446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5499

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