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Science 15 September 1978:
Vol. 201. no. 4360, pp. 1028 - 1030
DOI: 10.1126/science.98844
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Science, Vol 201, Issue 4360, 1028-1030
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Primate infant's effects on mother's future reproduction

J Altmann, SA Altmann, and G Hausfater

Female savanna baboons (Papio cynocephalus) had a longer postpartum amenorrhea and thereafter cycled longer before conceiving if their previous infant survived than if that infant died. Among mothers of surviving infants, differences in maternal care produced differences in age of weaning and age of independence but did not result in differences in interbirth intervals.


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