Sentinel Behavior in Meerkats
Biology 342 Fall 2010
Amber Bang and Mischka Moechtar
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Figure 2: Clutton-Brock, T.H., O'Riain, M.J., Brotherton, P.N.M., Gaynor, D., Kansky, R., Griffin, A.S. & Manser, M. (1999b) Selfish sentinels in cooperative mammals. Science 284:1640-1644.
Figure 3: Madden, J.R., Clutton-Brock, T.H. (2010) Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences: October 6, 2010.
Figure 4: Clutton-Brock, T.H., O'Riain, M.J., Brotherton, P.N.M., Gaynor, D., Kansky, R., Griffin, A.S. & Manser, M. (1999b) Selfish sentinels in cooperative mammals. Science 284:1640-1644.
Useful Websites:
University of Cambridge Zoology: Kalahari Meerkat