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Problems with primate sex ratios.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 29 Nov 2000

Packer C, Collins D A, Eberly L E

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Birth sex ratios of baboons in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, show an overall male bias of ca. 20%, but there is no obvious explanation for this trend. Individual females did not alter their sex ratios according to persistent levels of local resource competition. Sex ratios showed an unexpected relationship between age and rank: subordinate females had more sons when they were young; dominant females had more...

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PMID: 11127909
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0725
PMCID: PMC1692891

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