Maternal investment in mountain baboons and the hypothesis of reduced care

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-56

  Lycett, John E ^a,b   Henzi, S Peter ^a   Barrett, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chacma baboons; Interbirth interval; Maternal investment; Predation risk; Weaning

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; MATERNAL INVESTMENT; PRIMATE;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATCH, DRAKENSBERG;

PAPIO CYNOCEPHALUS; PAPIO CYNOCEPHALUS URSINUS;

EID: 0031966032     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050410     Document Type: Article

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