A genetic analysis of breeding success in the cooperative meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Behavioral Ecology

• Publication date

  2003-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/BEHECO/ARG040
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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