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. 2013 Dec 17;110(51):E4937.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1318645110. Epub 2013 Dec 5.

Male infanticide and primate monogamy

Alan F Dixson  1
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Male infanticide and primate monogamy

Alan F Dixson. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Reply to Dixson: Infanticide triggers primate monogamy.
    Opie C, Atkinson QD, Dunbar RI, Shultz S. Opie C, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 17;110(51):E4938. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1319662110. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 24494221 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • Male infanticide leads to social monogamy in primates.
    Opie C, Atkinson QD, Dunbar RI, Shultz S. Opie C, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Aug 13;110(33):13328-32. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1307903110. Epub 2013 Jul 29. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 23898180 Free PMC article.

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