Factors affecting pup growth and survival in co-operatively breeding meerkats

By Andrew F. Russell, T. H. Clutton-Brock, Brotherton Pnm, L. Sharpe, McGilrath Gm, Fredrik Dalerum, E. Cameron, J. Barnard. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Small Animals

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Breeding success in cooperative meerkats: effects of helper number and maternal state (2003, background): “Although the vast majority of such studies are correlational and are unable to differentiate cause and effect, experimental removal of helpers in some avian or mammalian systems confirm helpers to be effective in causing load-lightening (Hatchwell and Russell, 1996) as well as in reducing interbirth”
Behavioural tactics of breeders in cooperative meerkats (2004, background): “Meerkats are one of the most cooperative vertebrates yet described: females rarely rear young without helpers and the survival and breeding success of group members increase with the number of helpers present (Clutton-Brock et al. 1999a, 2001a; Russell et al. 2002).”
Large group size yields group stability in the cooperatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher (2005, background): “, 2000; Waterman, 2002), carnivores (Rood, 1990; Clutton-Brock et al., 2001b; Courchamp et al., 2002; Russell et al., 2002; see review Russell, 2004), and primates (e.”
Local climatic changes affect biodiversity responses to land use: A review (2019, background): “For example, tem‐ perature changes can hinder development and reproduction, with colder temperatures leading to greater overnight weight loss in meerkat pups (Russell et al., 2002), and suppressed ovulation in female mice (Manning & Bronson, 1990).”
Effects of climate change on life history: implications for extinction risk in mammals (2009, background): “However, these relationships can be either negative or positive depending upon the species and geographic region involved (e.g. Kruuk et al. 1999, Russell et al. 2002, King et al. 2005).”
Facultative response to a kleptoparasite by the cooperatively breeding pied babbler (2007, unknown): “…time saved may then be invested in other cooperative activities such as provisioning young, potentially reducing the negative effect of limited helper number on offspring growth and development (e.g., Emlen and Wrege 1991; Mumme 1992; Russell et al. 2002; Hodge 2005), or maintaining body condition.”
Trade-offs between extraterritorial prospecting and helping in a cooperative mammal (2005, background): “As helper contributions to pup feeding influence offspring growth and survival and thereby the fitness of all group members (Clutton-Brock et al. 2001b; Russell et al. 2002), any trade-off between prospecting and pup feeding might be expected to fuel within-group conflict over prospecting rates.”
Latrine distribution and patterns of use by wild meerkats: implications for territory and mate defence (2007, unknown): “December 2004 on recovering ‘ranchland’ in the southern Kalahari, 29 km west of Van Zylsrus in South Africa’s Northern Cape (28� 580S, 21� 490E, further details in Clutton-Brock et al. 1999b; Russell et al. 2002 ).”
Territory and group sizes in Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber): echoes of settlement and reproduction? (2005, background): “Alloparenting has been found to be one of the clear benefits to group territoriality in species such as the long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) (McGowan et al. 2003), meerkat (Suricata suricatta) (Russell et al. 2002) and African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) (Courchamp and Macdonald 2001).”
The adaptive value of sociality in mammalian groups (2007, background): “However, pup survival showed a ‘bell-shaped distribution with group size’ (Russell et al. 2002), as pups in the smallest and largest groups were less likely to survive than pups in intermediate-sized groups.”