O brother, where art thou? The varying influence of older siblings in rank acquisition by female baboons

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Engh, Anne L ^a   Hoffmeier, Rebekah R ^b   Seyfarth, Robert M ^a   Cheney, Dorothy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboon; Brothers; Male investment in kin; Orphans; Rank acquisition; Sisters

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; FITNESS; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PRIMATE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIBLING;

PAPIO;

EID: 77952675784     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0824-4     Document Type: Article

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