Concealed fertility and extended female sexuality in a non-human primate (Macaca assamensis).

In numerous primates living in mixed-sex groups, females display probabilistic cues of fertility to simultaneously concentrate paternity to dominant males while diluting it amongst others as a means to reduce the risk of infanticide and to increase male care for offspring. A few species, however, la...

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Main Authors: Ines Fürtbauer, Michael Heistermann, Oliver Schülke, Julia Ostner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21853074/pdf/?tool=EBI