Griffin Ashleigh S
Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, United Kingdom.
Curr Biol. 2007 Apr 17;17(8):R276-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.017.
Lack of competition for food items in banded mongoose litters allows pups to benefit from more demanding siblings, suggesting that in this species begging may not be entirely selfish.