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Comment
. 2013 Dec 17;110(51):E4938.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1319662110.

Reply to Dixson: Infanticide triggers primate monogamy

Christopher Opie, Quentin D Atkinson, Robin I M Dunbar, Susanne Shultz
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Reply to Dixson: Infanticide triggers primate monogamy

Christopher Opie et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
No abstract available

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Comment on

  • 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.
  • Male infanticide and primate monogamy.
    Dixson AF. Dixson AF. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 17;110(51):E4937. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1318645110. Epub 2013 Dec 5. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 24309380 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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