Infant handling and mortality in yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus): evidence for female reproductive competition?

Analysis of infant handling and the effe

Analysis of infant handling and the effects of female rank among Tana River adult female yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus) using permutation/randomization tests

✍ Vicki K. Bentley-Condit; Thomas Moore; E.O. Smith 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 85 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Infant handling has been documented in numerous species. Among cercopithecines, interaction motivations are reported to range from aunting to kidnapping; these interactions are often distressful for both mother and infant. Here we examine handling by adult female yellow baboons (__Papio