Dominance asymmetries shape vocal exchanges in meerkats

Published: 5 December 2025| Version 3 | DOI: 10.17632/stbrv8n9y9.3
Contributors:
Vlad Demartsev, Gabriella Gall, Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Marta Manser

Description

Raw data and scripts for: 1) constructing proximity based social network of meerkat groups during sunning 2) testing the age - dominance dependent social tie strength 3) testing the general effect of the playback on the receivers call rate 4) testing the effect of dominance and tie strengths on the intensity of vocal response See README for more details

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Steps to reproduce

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Institutions

  • Universitat Konstanz
  • Universitat Zurich
  • Max-Planck-Institut fur Verhaltensbiologie

Categories

Animal Behavior, Animal Acoustics, Social Behavior, Vocalization

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