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Primate Reproduction: When Timing Is Everything.

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Thompson, ME
Published in: Current biology : CB
January 2021

In species with intense male competition, reproducing at the wrong time can have dire consequences for females. A new study of wild gelada monkeys finds that females delay or accelerate puberty to moderate the risks of inbreeding and infanticide.

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Published In

Current biology : CB

DOI

EISSN

1879-0445

ISSN

0960-9822

Publication Date

January 2021

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

R11 / R13

Related Subject Headings

  • Theropithecus
  • Reproduction
  • Male
  • Inbreeding
  • Female
  • Developmental Biology
  • Animals
  • 52 Psychology
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
 

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Thompson, M. E. (2021). Primate Reproduction: When Timing Is Everything. Current Biology : CB, 31(1), R11–R13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.11.029
Thompson, Melissa Emery. “Primate Reproduction: When Timing Is Everything.Current Biology : CB 31, no. 1 (January 2021): R11–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.11.029.
Thompson ME. Primate Reproduction: When Timing Is Everything. Current biology : CB. 2021 Jan;31(1):R11–3.
Thompson, Melissa Emery. “Primate Reproduction: When Timing Is Everything.Current Biology : CB, vol. 31, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. R11–13. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.11.029.
Thompson ME. Primate Reproduction: When Timing Is Everything. Current biology : CB. 2021 Jan;31(1):R11–R13.
Journal cover image

Published In

Current biology : CB

DOI

EISSN

1879-0445

ISSN

0960-9822

Publication Date

January 2021

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

R11 / R13

Related Subject Headings

  • Theropithecus
  • Reproduction
  • Male
  • Inbreeding
  • Female
  • Developmental Biology
  • Animals
  • 52 Psychology
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences