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ArticleEcology and evolution2024

Maternal Androgens in Dominant Meerkats (

Kendra N Smyth-Kabay, Nicholas M Caruso, Alexandra C Stonehill, Tim H Clutton-Brock, Christine M Drea

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kendra N Smyth-KabayUniversity Program in Ecology, Duke University Durham North Carolina USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7563-3406
Nicholas M CarusoDepartment of Biological Sciences University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Alabama USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1059-6907
Alexandra C StonehillDepartment of Evolutionary Anthropology Duke University Durham North Carolina USA.
Tim H Clutton-BrockKalahari Research Trust, Kuruman River Reserve Van Zylsrus Northern Cape South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8110-8969
Christine M DreaUniversity Program in Ecology, Duke University Durham North Carolina USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3750-3344

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In oviparous vertebrates, maternal androgens can alter offspring immune function, particularly early in development, but the potential for negative health effects of maternal androgens in mammals remains unclear. We investigated the relation between maternal androgens, particularly in late gestation, and offspring health in the meerkat (

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cooperative breedingecoimmunologyfemale masculinisationfemale social dominanceimmunocompetence handicap hypothesismaternal effectsreproductive and developmental trade‐offssexual selection

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PMID39575152
PMCPMC11581709

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