Dr. MATT BELL      now at the
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Institute of Evolutionary Biology
University of Edinburgh
The Kings Buildings
West Mains Road
Edinburgh, EH93JT

Previous Research as Junior Research Fellow, Magdalene College
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Publications
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Radford AN, Hollen LI, Bell M.B.V. (2009) The higher the better: sentinel height influences foraging success in a social bird. Proc. R. Soc. B. 276: 2437-2442. [PDF]

Muller CA & Bell M.B.V. (2009) Kidnapping and infanticide between groups of banded mongooses. Mammalian Biology. 74: 315-318. [PDF]

Bell M.B.V., Radford AN, Rose R, Wade HM & Ridley AR (2009) The value of constant surveillance in a risky environment. Proc. R. Soc. B. 276: 2997-3005. [PDF]

Hodge SJ, Bell M.B.V., Mwanguhya F, Kyabulima S, Waldick RC & Russell AF (2009) Maternal weight, offspring competitive ability and the evolution of communal breeding. Behav. Ecol. 20: 729-735. [PDF]

Bell M.B.V. 2008 Receiver identity modifies pup begging intensity independent of need in banded mongooses (Mungo mungo). Behav. Ecol. 19: 1087-1094 [PDF] .

Bell, M.B.V. 2008. Strategic adjustment of begging effort by banded mongoose pups.  Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 275, 1313-1319. [PDF] + TheEconomist

Hollen LI, Bell MBV, Radford AN 2008 Cooperative sentinel calling? Foragers gain increased biomass intake. Current Biology 18:576-579. [PDF]

Ridley AR, Child MF, Bell MBV 2007 Interspecific audience effects on the alarm calling behaviour of a kleptoparasitic bird. Biology Letters 3:584-591. [PDF]