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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Friendship, fatherhood, and MHC in baboons
Male-female ‘friendships’ among baboons have long interested researchers (Palombit et al., 2001; Palombit et al., 1997; Smuts, 1985). Friendships are often described close, affiliative bonds between conspecific individuals (Silk, 2002). Males may form friendships with females in order to acquire … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Behavior, Biology, Primatology
Tagged baboon, chacma baboon, fatherhood, friendship, MHC, Papio
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