Drought decreases cooperative sentinel behavior and affects vocal coordination in meerkats

R Rauber, TH Clutton-Brock, MB Manser - Behavioral Ecology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Cooperative breeding often evolved in harsh and arid habitats characterized by high levels
of environmental uncertainty. Most forms of cooperative behavior have energetic costs and …

Should I call or should I hold? Factors affecting food-associated calls in wild Callithrix jacchus

DLC Silva - 2021 - repositorio.ufrn.br
Food-associated calls are widespread among primates. Its main function is to attract
conspecifics to food sources, and callers may benefit from an increase in their inclusive …

Cooperative Sentinel Behaviour and its Vocal Coordination in Meerkats

R Rauber - 2020 - zora.uzh.ch
A benefit of living in groups is the potential to evolve coordinated antipredator strategies.
Sentinel behaviour is a form of coordinated vigilance behaviour, where usually one …