num_pages: 332
description: This volume brings together current research on the behavior, ecology, reproduction, and life history of baboons of the genus Papio, shedding light on what makes baboons successful. The book focuses on issues such as infanticide, mating strategies and investment, hybridization and genetics. The findings have broad applications to understanding the evolution of complex life history adaptations in other primates, and of humans in particular.
language: English
title: Reproduction and Fitness in Baboons: Behavioral, Ecological, and Life History Perspectives
titlecomplete: Reproduction and Fitness in Baboons: Behavioral, Ecological, and Life History Perspectives (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Springer