References

All journal articles have pdf links

Bousquet, C. A. H., Sumpter, D. J. T. and Manser, M. B. 2011. Moving calls: a vocal mechanism underlying quorum decisions in cohesive groups. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 278, 1482-1488. pdf

Hollén, L. 2006. Development of Alarm-Call Production, Usage and Responses in Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) doctoral dissertation Universität Zürich. pdf

Mammals | Meerkat. (n.d.). San Diego Zoo, http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/meerkat

Manser, M. B., Bell, M. B. and Fletcher, L. B. 2001. The information that receivers extract from alarm calls in suricates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 268, 2485-2491.pdf

Marshall, T. 2010, February 22. Mongoose teamwork hides darker side.
http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/news/story.aspx?id=680&cookieConsent=A

Townsend, S. W., Charlton, B. D. and Manser, M. B. 2014. Acoustic cues to identity and predator context in meerkat barks. Animal Behaviour, 94, 143-149. pdf

Townsend, S. W., Zoettl, M. and Manser, M. B. 2011. All clear? Meerkats attend to contextual information in close calls to coordinate vigilance. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 65, 1927-1934.pdf

Image References

1) http://meerkatphotos.com/

2) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Africa_map_blank.svg

3) http://michaelfrye.com/yosemite-journal/?p=375

4) http://meerkatphotos.com/gallery/#

5) http://www1.durban.gov.za/durban/discover/museums/nsm/pubs/recentpublications/ Veron%20et%20al%202004%20MPEV.pdf

6) http://www.globalgallery.com/detail/317789/toft-portrait-of-seven-dwarf-mongooses

7) http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pictures-day-baby-meerkats-underwater-1288774

8) and 9) pdf

10) http://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/jackal

11) http://www.abc6.com/story/26043257/lakeville-man-attacked-by-hawk

12) and 14) pdf

13) https://www.flickr.com/photos/47726742@N04/7638118600

15) http://wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=459947