Affiliation and disease risk: social networks mediate gut microbial transmission among rhesus macaques
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.03.009
Abstract: In social animals, affiliative behaviours bring many benefits, but also costs such as disease risk. The ways in which affiliation may affect the risk of infectious agent transmission remain unclear. Moreover, studies linking variation in… read more here.
Keywords: risk; transmission; social networks; rhesus macaques ... See more keywords
Meager Milk: Lasting Consequences for Adult Daughters of Primiparous Mothers Among Rhesus Macaques (Macaca Mulatta).
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icad022
Abstract: Among mammals, primipara who initiate reproduction before full maturity can be constrained in their maternal investment, both due to fewer somatic resources and tradeoffs between their own continued development and reproductive effort. Primipara are particularly… read more here.
Keywords: rhesus macaques; adult daughters; milk; among rhesus ... See more keywords