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Caregiver's cognitive traits are associated with pup fitness in a cooperatively breeding mammal.
Scientific reports - 18 Oct 2023
Shelafoe C, Thompson F J, Mwanguhya F, Kyabulima S, Businge R, Mwesige K, Sanderson J L, Cant M A, Marshall H H, Vitikainen E I K
Abstract excerpt
Studies across diverse taxa have revealed the importance of early life environment and parenting on characteristics later in life. While some have shown how early life experiences can impact cognitive abilities, very few have turned this around and looked at how the cognitive skills of parents or other carers during early life affect the fitness of young. In this study, we investigate how the characteristics of...
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