M. Cant

Fitness incentives to male fighters undermine fighting performance in intergroup contests

The paper examines how personal fitness incentives in wild banded mongooses affect intergroup conflict outcomes, finding that winning fights does not always translate to higher paternity success.

Reproductive restraint to avoid the costs of reproductive conflict in a cooperatively breeding mammal

The paper examines how male banded mongooses adjust reproductive activity to avoid costs of reproductive conflict, finding that older males have higher paternity and younger males face survival costs.

Strategic use of male alternative reproductive tactics in cooperatively breeding banded mongoose groups

The paper investigates sneaky pesterer reproductive tactics in banded mongooses, finding they are rarely used as a stepping stone but instead as a backup strategy with lower reproductive success.