Insights into the evolution of social systems and species from baboon studies

Insights into the evolution of social systems and species from baboon studies

Baboons, members of the genus Papio, comprise six closely related species distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and southwest Arabia. The species exhibit more ecological flexibility and a wider range of social systems than many other primates. This article summarizes our current knowledge of the...

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Main Authors: Julia Fischer, James P Higham, Susan C Alberts, Louise Barrett, Jacinta C Beehner, Thore J Bergman, Alecia J Carter, Anthony Collins, Sarah Elton, Joël Fagot, Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva, Kurt Hammerschmidt, Peter Henzi, Clifford J Jolly, Sascha Knauf, Gisela H Kopp, Jeffrey Rogers, Christian Roos, Caroline Ross, Robert M Seyfarth, Joan Silk, Noah Snyder-Mackler, Veronika Staedele, Larissa Swedell, Michael L Wilson, Dietmar Zinner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Papio
social system
speciation
phylogeography
baboon
fitness
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/50989

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