The evolution of male-infant interactions in the tribe Papionini (Primates: Cercopithecidae).
In Old World monkeys, intense affiliative interactions between adult males and infants have mostly been observed in the tribe Papionini. Although these male-infant interactions have been reported in most species of the genera Papio, Theropithecus and Cercocebus, they have only erratically been reported in the genus Macaca. In this article I show that the distribution of male-infant interactions within the genus Macaca can be accounted for by the phylogenetic relations among macaque species and by the evolution of the genus Macaca relative to the other Papionini.
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Department of Psychology, Emory University, Lawrenceville, Ga. 30243, USA.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development / Q000523:psychology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005075:Biological Evolution; D016663:Cercopithecinae / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D008251:Macaca / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010332:Paternal Behavior; D010802:Phylogeny