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Comment
. 2014 Apr 29;111(17):E1674.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1401012111. Epub 2014 Mar 26.

Evolution of social monogamy in primates is not consistently associated with male infanticide

Dieter Lukas  1 , Tim Clutton-Brock
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Evolution of social monogamy in primates is not consistently associated with male infanticide

Dieter Lukas et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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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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