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Nature 425, 136-137 (11 September 2003) | doi:10.1038/425136a
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Behavioural ecology: Father knows best
Paul W. Sherman1 & Bryan D. Neff2
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Abstract
When females mate with several males, paternity may be uncertain. But male savannah baboons are seldom confused: when intervening in fights between youngsters, they generally support their own offspring.
Behavioural ecology is the study of how natural selection shapes behaviour in relation to ecological and social conditions. A fundamental principle is that individuals should promote the spread of their own genes over those of competitors.
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Mudd Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Email: pws6@cornell.edu - Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada.
Email: bneff@uwo.ca
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