A genetic analysis of breeding success in the cooperative meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

By A. Griffin, Josephine M. Pemberton, P. Brotherton, G. Mcilrath, D. Gaynor, R. Kansky, J. O'Riain, T. H. Clutton-Brockb. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Aggression and submission reflect reproductive conflict between females in cooperatively breeding meerkats Suricata suricatta (2006, background): “Although dominant females produce more than 80% of the litters, subordinate females, old and heavy ones in particular, occasionally reproduce (Doolan and MacDonald 1997a,b; O’Riain et al. 2000; Clutton-Brock et al. 2001; Griffin et al. 2004).”
Comparative tests of reproductive skew in male primates: the roles of demographic factors and incomplete control (2006, unknown): “…in mating or reproductive success, but subordinates regularly reproduce (Altmann 1962; Cowlishaw and Dunbar 1991; Pemberton et al. 1992; Bulger 1993; Keane et al. 1994; Creel et al. 1997; Girman et al. 1997; Launhardt et al. 2001; Engh et al. 2002; Griffin et al. 2003; Alberts et al. 2003).”
Sexual selection in females (2009, background): “Cooperative Breeders In many cooperative or eusocial vertebrates, one female in each group dominates reproduction, breeding principally with a single male (Clutton-Brock et al. 2001, 2006; Griffin et al. 2003; Cockburn 2004).”
The social network structure of a wild meerkat population: 1. Inter-group interactions (2009, background): “Each group consists of a pair of dominant adults that contribute to the majority of the reproductive output of the group, and numerous subordinate adults, juveniles, and pups of both sexes (Griffin et al. 2003).”
Cooperating to compete: altruism, sexual selection and causes of male reproductive cooperation (2014, unknown): “For instance, subordinate males may assist a socially monogamous pair, as exemplified by immigrant male meerkats that compete for breeding opportunities and participate in brood care within a group (Griffin et al., 2003).”
The function of mobbing in cooperative meerkats (2007, background): “However, subordinate males in meerkats do not generally breed in their natal group (Griffin et al. 2003) and advertisement of fitness can therefore be excluded.”
Constraints on control: factors influencing reproductive success in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) (2005, unknown): “Relatedness, incest avoidance, and female mate choice Mechanisms of inbreeding avoidance are well documented in vertebrate societies (Cockburn et al., 2003; Griffin et al., 2003; Mateo, 2003; Pusey and Wolf, 1996; Stow and Sunnucks, 2004; Yu et al., 2004).”
Trade-offs between extraterritorial prospecting and helping in a cooperative mammal (2005, methodology): “During these forays, they attempt both to mate with females in other groups and to seize dispersal opportunities, subject to aggressive encounters with foreign males (Doolan & Macdonald 1996; Griffin et al. 2003; Young 2003).”