The impact of paternity on male-infant association in a primate with low paternity certainty.

doi:10.1111/mec.12328

Loading publication...

Noodle always counts identifier-free feature events for service operation. With your permission, Google Analytics can also estimate audience and engagement. Search text, publication identifiers, cookies, IP addresses and browser fingerprints are never included in Noodle's first-party event counters.

Privacy details

Back to search

Article

The impact of paternity on male-infant association in a primate with low paternity certainty.

Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2013

Langos Doreen, Kulik Lars, Mundry Roger, Widdig Anja

Abstract excerpt

In multimale groups where females mate promiscuously, male-infant associations have rarely been studied. However, recent studies have shown that males selectively support their offspring during agonistic conflicts with other juveniles and that father's presence accelerates offspring maturation. Furthermore, it was shown that males invest in unrelated infants to enhance future mating success with the infant's...

Topics

Animals
Female
Genotype
Macaca mulatta
Male
Paternal Behavior
Puerto Rico
Reproduction
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Sexual Maturation

Source

Open in PubMed Open full text

Identifiers

PMID: 23682587
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12328
PMCID: PMC3800749

Provenance

PubMed metadata and Literature Corpus relationships. Corpus snapshot updated 30 Aug 2026.

Community interpretation

Discuss the evidence

Ask a question, add context or challenge an interpretation. Community activity is separate from scientific evidence strength.

discussions

replies

Citations encouraged

Claims remain attributable.

No discussion yet

Be the first to add a careful, cited interpretation.

Methodology Data sources Editorial policy Privacy About Contact Helena Bioinformatics