| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10970944 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠In cooperative breeders, dominants may use aggression to elevate work rates of subordinates. ⺠Increased brood demand and helping effort were simulated in meerkats using playback experiments. ⺠Dominant females did not adjust aggressiveness towards helpers. ⺠Dominant females adjusted their own pup provisioning rates. ⺠Alloparental care by meerkat helpers is not enforced by dominants.
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Authors
Peter Santema, Tim Clutton-Brock,