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ArticleBiology letters2023

Dispersal-induced social stress prolongs gestation in wild meerkats.

Nino Maag, Gabriele Cozzi, David Seager, Marta Manser, Anna Sickmüller, Thomas B Hildebrandt, Tim Clutton-Brock, Arpat Ozgul

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Article in Biology letters, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Nino MaagInstitute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich CH-8057, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1818-0674
Gabriele CozziInstitute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich CH-8057, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1744-1940
David SeagerKalahari Research Centre, Kuruman River Reserve, Van Zylsrus 8467, South Africa.
Marta ManserInstitute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich CH-8057, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8787-5667
Anna SickmüllerDepartment of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Straße 17, 10315 Berlin, Germany.
Thomas B HildebrandtDepartment of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Straße 17, 10315 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8685-4733
Tim Clutton-BrockKalahari Research Centre, Kuruman River Reserve, Van Zylsrus 8467, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8110-8969
Arpat OzgulInstitute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich CH-8057, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7477-2642
University of Zurich · CHLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research · DEUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the majority of mammals, gestation length is relatively consistent and seldom varies by more than 3%. In a few species, females can adjust gestation length by delaying the development of the embryo after implantation. Delays in embryonic development allow females to defer the rising energetic costs of gestation when conditions are unfavourable, reducing the risk of embryo loss. Dispersal in mammals that breed cooperatively is a period when food intake is likely to be suppressed and stress levels are likely to be high. Here, we show that pregnant dispersing meerkats (

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Animal DistributionHerpestidaePregnancy, AnimalStress, PsychologicalAnimalsFemalePregnancydelayed post-implantation embryonic developmentdiapausedispersal costsontogenetic plasticityreproductive strategy

Identifiers

PMID37376852
PMCPMC10300508
OpenAlexW4382237252

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