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Exceptional endocrine profiles characterise the meerkat: sex, status, and reproductive patterns
Charli S. Davies, Kendra Smyth, Lydia K. Greene, Debbie A. Walsh, Jessica Mitchell, Tim Clutton-brock, Christine M. Drea (2016). Exceptional endocrine profiles characterise the meerkat: sex, status, and reproductive patterns. Scientific Reports, 6(1), DOI: 10.1038/srep35492.
Article162 days agoAndrogens predict parasitism in female meerkats: a new perspective on a classic trade-off
Kendra Smyth, Lydia K. Greene, Tim Clutton-brock, Christine M. Drea (2016). Androgens predict parasitism in female meerkats: a new perspective on a classic trade-off. Biology Letters, 12(10), pp. 20160660-20160660, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0660.
Article162 days agoAn intergenerational androgenic mechanism of female intrasexual competition in the cooperatively breeding meerkat
Christine M. Drea, Charli S. Davies, Lydia K. Greene, Jessica Mitchell, Dimitri V. Blondel, Caroline L. Shearer, Joseph T. Feldblum, Kristin Dimac-Stohl, Kendra Smyth, Tim Clutton-brock (2021). An intergenerational androgenic mechanism of female intrasexual competition in the cooperatively breeding meerkat. Nature Communications, 12(1), DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27496-x.
Article162 days agoSocial and endocrine correlates of immune function in meerkats: implications for the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis
Kendra Smyth, Nicholas M. Caruso, Charli S. Davies, Tim Clutton-brock, Christine M. Drea (2018). Social and endocrine correlates of immune function in meerkats: implications for the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis. Royal Society Open Science, 5(8), pp. 180435-180435, DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180435.
Article162 days agoMaternal androgens in dominant meerkats (Suricata suricatta) reduce juvenile offspring health and survivorship
Kendra Smyth, Nicholas M. Caruso, Alexandra C. Stonehill, Tim Clutton-brock, Christine M. Drea (2024). Maternal androgens in dominant meerkats (Suricata suricatta) reduce juvenile offspring health and survivorship. Authorea (Authorea), DOI: 10.22541/au.172561356.63212791/v1.
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