The evolution of non-maternal caretaking among anthropoid primates: do helpers help?
dc.contributor.author | Mitani, John C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Watts, David P. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-08T19:57:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-09-08T19:57:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1997-04 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Mitani, John C.; Watts, David; (1997). "The evolution of non-maternal caretaking among anthropoid primates: do helpers help?." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 40(4): 213-220. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/42088> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0340-5443 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/42088 | |
dc.description.abstract | Non-maternal infant care among nonhuman primates has frequently been investigated from the perspective of the caretaker. Here we examine whether allocaretaking behavior provides direct reproductive benefits to mothers. Comparative analyses that control for the effects of allometry and phylogeny reveal that allocaretaking behavior correlates with relatively fast infant growth and reproduction, but is not associated with the production of large infants. These results are consistent with those from studies of other taxa; primate helpers appear to increase the reproductive success of female breeders. In addition, our findings contrast with those derived from traditional allometric analyses and underscore the importance of controlling for the potentially confounding effects of phylogeny in comparative analyses. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Key Words Alloparental Behavior | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Primates | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Comparative Methods | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Legacy | en_US |
dc.title | The evolution of non-maternal caretaking among anthropoid primates: do helpers help? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA Fax: 203-432-3669; e-mail: dwatts@minerva.cis.yale.edu, US | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA Fax: 203-432-3669; e-mail: dwatts@minerva.cis.yale.edu, US | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/42088/1/265-40-4-213_70400213.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002650050335 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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