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Genetic heterozygosity and sociality in a primate species.
Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 2008
Charpentier Marie J E, Prugnolle Franck, Gimenez Olivier, Widdig Anja
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between an individual's genotype and its phenotype is a central issue in biology, but one that is largely unexplored for the important phenotype of complex social behavior. Here we examine the relationship between heterozygosity and social behavior among unrelated adult female rhesus macaques living on the island of Cayo Santiago (Puerto Rico). We show that female macaques with lower mean neutral...
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