A heritable androgenic mechanism of female intrasexual competition in cooperatively breeding meerkats
C. M. Drea, C. S. Davies, L. K. Greene, J. Mitchell, D. V. Blondel, C. L. Shearer, J. T. Feldblum, K. A. Dimac-Stohl, K. N. Smyth-Kabay, T. H. Clutton-Brock
The paper investigates androgen-mediated female intrasexual competition in meerkats, showing that matriarchs' androgen levels influence their behavior and offspring aggression across generations.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2021 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition