Network connections, dyadic bonds and fitness in wild female baboons

In many social mammals, females who form close, differentiated bonds with others experience greater offspring survival and longevity. We still know little, however, about how females' relationships are structured within the social group, or whether connections beyond the level of the dyad have...

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Main Authors: Dorothy L. Cheney, Joan B. Silk, Robert M. Seyfarth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2016-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160255