title: Levels of social organization and male-female bonding in the genus Papio.
abstract: Pair-bonding in the genus Papio seems to be the result of fusion of troops as well as fission. When troop segments regularly split and join again, males who permanently maintain exclusive access to a few females may have an advantage over males who compete for all females who are in estrus. When two or more troops regularly fuse, this advantage may be greatly increased.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010215:Papio; D011247:Pregnancy; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D012919:Social Behavior