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12704715

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
Nonhuman primates, like humans, mature slowly and have low fertility during a relatively long life. As data have accumulated on life-history patterns of nonhuman primates, comparative studies have yielded important insights into the evolution of this slow life-history style of primates. However, in order to understand selection pressures and evolutionary potential within species, it is important to complement comparative studies with detailed studies of life-history variability within species and to identify sources of this variability. Here we present a summary of how foraging environment, social status, and group size (a measure of population density) contribute to within-population variance in reproductive success for savannah baboons. We also discuss the extent to which savannah baboons, with their highly flexible and adaptable behavior, change their foraging environments by shifting home ranges and seeking rich food sources and how low-ranking females, which disproportionately bear the costs of social life, may mitigate those costs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1042-0533
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
401-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Variability in reproductive success viewed from a life-history perspective in baboons.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.