Scientific Publications
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Gaynor, D., Kansky, R., MacColl, A.D.C., McIlrath, G., Chadwick, P., Brotherton, P.N.M., O’Riain, J.M., Manser, M. and Skinner, J.D. 1998a. Costs of cooperative behaviour in suricates (Suricata suricatta). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. 265: 185-190. [ ABSTRACT]
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Brotherton, P.N.M., Smith, R., McIlrath, G.M., Kansky, R., Gaynor, D., O’Riain, J.M. and Skinner, J.D. 1998b. Infanticide and expulsion of females in a cooperative mammal. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. 265: 2291-2295. [ ABSTRACT]
Clutton-Brock, T.H., MacColl, A.D.C., Chadwick, P., Gaynor, D., Kansky, R. and Skinner, J.D. 1999a. Reproduction and survival of suricates (Suricata suricatta) in the southern Kalahari. African Journal of Ecology 77: 69-80.
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. [ ABSTRACT]
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Gaynor, D., McIlrath, G.M., MacColl, A.D.C., Kansky, R., Chadwick, P., Manser, M., Brotherton, P.N.M. and Skinner, J.D. 1999c. Predation, group size and mortality in a cooperative mongoose, Suricata suricatta. Journal of Animal Ecology. 68: 672-683.
Manser, M.B. 1998. The evolution of auditory communication in suricates Suricata suricatta. PhD thesis: University of Cambridge.
Manser, M.B. 1999. Response of foraging group members to sentinel calls in suricates, Suricata suricatta. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 266: 1013-1019.
Barnard, J. 2000. Foraging behaviour and social organisation in a cooperative mongoose, Suricata suricatta. PhD thesis: University of Cambridge.
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Brotherton, P.N.M., O’Riain, M.J., Griffin, A.S., Gaynor, D., Sharpe, L., Kansky, R., Manser, M. and McIlrath, G.M. 2000. Individual contributions to babysitting in a cooperative mongoose, Suricata suricatta. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 267: 301-305. [ ABSTRACT]
Manser, M.B. and Avey, G. 2000. The effect of pup vocalisations on food allocation in a cooperative mammal, the meerkat (Suricata suricatta). Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 48: 429-437.
O'Riain, M.J., Bennett, N.C., Brotherton, P.N.M., McIlrath, G.M. and Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2000. Reproductive suppression and inbreeding avoidance in wild populations of cooperatively breeding meerkats (Suricata suricatta). Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology. 48: 471-477.
Barnard, J.A. 2000. Costs and benefits of group foraging in cooperatively breeding meerkats. PhD thesis: University of Cambridge.
White, S.M. 2001. Juvenile development and conflicts of interest in meerkats. PhD thesis: University of Cambridge.
Brotherton, P.N.M., Clutton-Brock, T.H., O’Riain, M.J., Gaynor, D., Sharpe, L., Kansky, R. and McIlrath, G.M. 2001. Offspring food allocation by parents and helpers in a cooperative mammal. Behavioural Ecology 12: 590-599.
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Brotherton, P.N.M., O’Riain, M.J., Griffin, A.S., Gaynor, D., Kansky, R., Sharpe, L. and McIlrath, G.M. 2001a. Contributions to cooperative rearing in meerkats, Suricata suricatta. Animal Behaviour 61: 705-710. [ ABSTRACT]
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Brotherton, P.N.M., Russell, A.F., O’Riain, M.J., Gaynor, D., Kansky, R., Griffin, A., Manser, M., Sharpe, L., McIlrath, G.M., Small, T., Moss, A. and Monfort, S. 2001b. Cooperation, conflict and concession in meerkat groups. Science 291: 478-481. [ ABSTRACT]
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Russell, A.F., Brotherton, P.N.M., Sharpe, L., McIlrath, G.M., White, S. and Cameron, E.Z. 2001c. Effects of helpers on juvenile development and survival in meerkats. Science 293: 2446-2449. [ ABSTRACT]
Manser, M.B. 2001. The acoustic structure of suricates’ alarm calls varies with predator type and the level of response urgency. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 268: 2315-2324.
Manser, M.B., Bell, M.B. and Fletcher, L.B. 2001. The information that receivers extract from alarm calls in suricates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 268: 2485-2491.
Moss, A.M., Clutton-Brock, T.H. and Monfort, S.L. 2001. Longitudinal and gonadal steroid excretion in free-living male and female meerkats (Suricata suricatta). General and Comparative Endocrinology 122: 158-171.
Manser, M.B., Seyfarth, R.M. and Cheney, D.L. 2002. Suricate alarm calls signal predator class and urgency. TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences 6: 55-57.
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Russell, A.F., Sharpe, L.L., Young, A.J., Balmforth, Z. and McIlrath, G.M. 2002. Evolution and development of sex differences in cooperative behavior in meerkats. Science 297: 253-256. [ ABSTRACT]
Russell, A.F., Clutton-Brock, T.H., Brotherton, P.N.M., Sharpe, L.L., McIlrath, G.M., Dalerum, F.D., Cameron, E.Z. and Barnard, J.A. 2002. Factors affecting pup growth and survival in cooperatively breeding meerkats Suricata suricatta. Journal of Animal Ecology 71: 700-709.
Sharpe, L.L., Clutton-Brock, T.H., Brotherton, P.N.M., Cameron, E.Z. and Cherry, M.I. 2002. Experimental provisioning increases play in free-ranging meerkats. Animal Behaviour 64: 113-121. [ ABSTRACT]
Scantlebury, M., Russell, A.F., McIlrath, G.M., Speakman, J.R. and Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2002. The energetics of lactation in cooperatively breeding meerkats Suricata suricatta. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 269: 2147-2153.
Young, A.J. 2003. Subordinate tactics in cooperative meerkats: breeding, helping and dispersal. PhD thesis: University of Cambridge.
Russell, A.F., Sharpe, L.L., Brotherton, P.N.M. and Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2003. Cost minimization by helpers in cooperative vertebrates. PNAS 100: 3333-3338.
Carlson, A.A., Nicol, L., Young, A.J., Parlow, Al.F. and McNeilly, A.S. 2003. Radioimmunoassay of prolactin for the meerkat (Suricata suricatta), a cooperatively breeding carnivore. General and Comparative Endocrinology 130: 148-156.
Russell, A.F., Brotherton, P.N.M., McIlrath, G.M., Sharpe, L.L. and Clutton-Brock, T.H. (2003) Breeding success in cooperative meerkats: effects of helper number and maternal state. Behavioural Ecology 14: 486-492.
Griffin, A.S., Pemberton, J.M., Brotherton, P.N.M., McIlrath, G.M., Gaynor, D., Kansky, R. and Clutton-Brock, T.H. (2003) A genetic analysis of breeding success in the cooperative meerkat (Suricata suricatta). Behavioral Ecology 14: 472-480.
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Russell, A.F. and Sharpe, L.L. 2003. Meerkat helpers do not specialise in particular activities. Animal Behaviour 66: 531-540. [ ABSTRACT]
Sharpe, L.L. (2004) Play and social relationships in the meerkat Suricata suricatta. PhD thesis: University of Stellenbosch.
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Russell, A.F. and Sharpe, L.L. 2004. Behavioural tactics of breeders in cooperative meerkats. Animal Behaviour 68: 1029-1040. [ ABSTRACT]
Carlson, A.A., Young, A.J., Russell, A.F., Bennett, N.C., McNeilly, A.S. & Clutton-Brock, T H. 2004. Hormonal correlates of dominance in meerkats (Suricata suricatta). Hormones and Behavior 46: 141-150.
Russell, A.F., Carlson, A.A., McIlrath, G.M., Jordan , N.R. & Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2004. Adaptive size modification by dominant female meerkats. Evolution 58: 1600-1607.
Stephens, P.A., Russell, A.F., Young, A.J., Sutherland, W.J. & Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2005. Dispersal, eviction and conflict in meerkats (Suricata suricatta): An evolutionarily stable strategy model. American Naturalist 165: 120-135.
Clutton-Brock, T.H., Russell, A.F., Sharpe, L.L. & Jordan, N.R. In press. ‘False-feeding’ and aggression in meerkat societies. Animal Behaviour. [ ABSTRACT]
Young, A.J., Carlson, A.A. and Clutton-Brock, T.H. In press. Trade-offs between extra-territorial prospecting and helping in a cooperative mammal. Animal Behaviour. [ ABSTRACT]
Carlson, A.A., Manser, M.B., Young, A.J., Russell, A.F., Jordan, N.R., McNeilly, A.S . and Clutton-Brock, T H. Elevated levels of cortisol promote pup-feeding in cooperatively breeding meerkats (Suricata suricatta).
Popular Publications
Windsor, E. 2005 (September). Cool for cats. Night & Day Magazine. 30-33.
Palmer, S. 2004 (November). Meerkats of the Kalahari. Focus Magazine. Issue 145.
Clutton-Brock, T.H. 2002(September). Meerkats stand tall. National Geographic Magazine. 52-73.
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