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Samson, J., Manser, M. & Clutton-Brock, T. Fine-scale analysis of dominance hierarchies in the Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris)
2016
Samson, J. & Manser, M (2016). Use of the sun as a heading indicator when caching and recovering in a wild rodent. Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/srep32570
Samson, J. & Manser,M. 2016. Are Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris) sensitive to variation in the payoffs from their caches? Ethology, DOI: 10.1111/eth.12504
2015
Samson, J. & Manser, M. 2015. Caching in the presence of conspecifics: Are Cape ground squirrels sensitive to audience attentiveness. Animal Cognition, DOI 10.1007/s10071-015-0910-0
2014
Bell, M.B.V., Cant, M.A., Borgeaud, C., Thavarajah, N, Samson, J. & Clutton-Brock, T. 2014. Suppressing subordinate reproduction provides benefits to dominants in cooperative societies of meerkats. Nature Communications, 5 4499 click here
2012
Hoppitt, W., Samson, J., Laland, K. N. & Thornton, A. 2012. Identification of learning mechanisms in a wild
meerkat population. PloS ONE 7, e42044 click here
Nielsen, J.F., English, S., Goodall-Copestake, W.P., Wang, J., Walling, C.A., Bateman, A.W., Flower, T.P., Sutcliffe, R.L., Samson, J., Thavarajah, N, Kruuk, L.E.B., Clutton-Brock, T. & Pemberton, J.M. 2012. Inbreeding and inbreeding depression of early life traits in a cooperative mammal. Molecular Ecology, 21, 2788-2804
Thornton, A. & Samson, J. 2012. Innovative problem-solving in wild meerkats. Animal Behaviour, 83, 1459-1468
2010
Thornton, A., Samson, J. & Clutton-Brock, T. 2010. Multi-generational persistence of traditions in neighbouring meerkat groups. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 277, 3623-3629