Male infanticide leads to social monogamy in primates

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Summary

It is shown that biparental care shortens relative lactation length, thereby reducing infanticide risk and increasing reproductive rates, and phylogenetic analyses support a key role for infanticides in the social evolution of primates, and potentially, humans.

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Published
2013-07-29
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Keywords

Biology, Trait, Mating, Paternal care, Mating system

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