Mandrill mothers associate with infants who look like their own offspring using phenotype matching.

Abstract excerpt

Behavioral discrimination of kin is a key process structuring social relationships in animals. In this study, we provide evidence for discrimination towards non-kin by third-parties through a mechanism of phenotype matching. In mandrills, we recently demonstrated increased facial resemblance among paternally related juvenile and adult females indicating adaptive opportunities for paternal kin recognition. Here,...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Cooperative Behavior
• Share to Maternal Behavior