Phylogenetic signal in primate behaviour, ecology and life history

JM Kamilar, N Cooper - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Examining biological diversity in an explicitly evolutionary context has been the subject of
research for several decades, yet relatively recent advances in analytical techniques and the …

The 10kTrees website: a new online resource for primate phylogeny

C Arnold, LJ Matthews, CL Nunn - … Anthropology: Issues, News …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The comparative method plays a central role in efforts to uncover the adaptive basis for
primate behaviors, morphological traits, and cognitive abilities. 1–4 The comparative method …

Evolution of primate social systems

PM Kappeler, CP van Schaik - International journal of primatology, 2002 - Springer
We review evolutionary processes and mechanisms that gave rise to the diversity of primate
social systems. We define social organization, social structure and mating system as distinct …

[LIBRO][B] Infectious diseases in primates: behavior, ecology and evolution

C Nunn, S Altizer - 2006 - books.google.com
Recent progress in the field of wildlife disease ecology demonstrates that infectious disease
plays a crucial role in the lives of wild animals. Parasites and pathogens should be …
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SC Alberts, HE Watts, J Altmann - Animal behaviour, 2003 - Elsevier
In many animals, variance in male mating success is strongly correlated with male
dominance rank or some other measure of fighting ability. Studies in primates, however …

Adaptations to ovulation: Implications for sexual and social behavior

SW Gangestad, R Thornhill… - Current Directions in …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
In socially monogamous species in which males heavily invest in offspring, there arises an
inevitable genetic conflict between partners over whether investing males become biological …