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Age at maturity in wild baboons: genetic, environmental and demographic influences.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2008
Charpentier M J E, Tung J, Altmann J, Alberts S C
Abstract excerpt
The timing of early life-history events, such as sexual maturation and first reproduction, can greatly influence variation in individual fitness. In this study, we analysed possible sources of variation underlying different measures of age at social and physical maturation in wild baboons in the Amboseli basin, Kenya. The Amboseli baboons are a natural population primarily comprised of yellow baboons (Papio...
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