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Alloparenting is associated with reduced maternal lactation effort and faster weaning in wild chimpanzees

Alloparenting, when individuals other than the mother assist with infant care, can vary between and within populations and has potential fitness costs and benefits for individuals involved. We investigated the effects of alloparenting on the speed with which infants were weaned, a potential componen...

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Autores principales: Bădescu, Iulia, Watts, David P., Katzenberg, M. Anne, Sellen, Daniel W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5180145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28018647
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160577