Mating interactions, dominance interactions, SBTs in response to a peaceful approach (pSBTs), SBTs in response to conflict (cSBTs), SBTs in response to a sexual solicitation from a male. Individuals a
These two spreadsheets are used for individual and group risk analysis respectively. In the individual sheet, individual meerkats are listed at different time periods. Each animal has a unique code. Y
The benefits of colour change are expected to vary seasonally due to changes in reproductive activity, temperature and potentially predation risk; yet temporal variation in colour change has seldom be
The mechanism which facilitates the evolution of maternal care is ambiguous in egg-laying terrestrial vertebrates: does the ability of mothers to recognize their own eggs lead them under some circumst