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Male immigration triggers increased growth in subordinate female meerkats

There is increasing evidence that some vertebrates can adjust their growth rate in relation to changes in the social context that affect their probability of breeding. Here, we show that, in meerkats (Suricata suricatta), which are singular cooperative breeders, subordinate females increase in body...

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Autores principales: Dubuc, Constance, Clutton‐Brock, Tim H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6374659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30805146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4801