How dinosaur extinctions created an environment that contributed to our fruit-eating primate ancestors
The extinction of the largest dinosaurs to walk the Earth may have played a critical role in creating an environment that ...
A kinder, gentler social life: How Kinda baboons redefine primate friendships
An international team of scientists led by a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst sheds new light on the social behaviors of Kinda baboons (Papio kindae), revealing a ...
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Macroevolution: Examples from the Primate World
What is macroevolution? Why is it important? How can macroevolutionary thinking help with interpreting patterns of primate evolution? Understanding macroevolution is important because it explains ...
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The Social Life of Baboons
A study of "troops" of baboons in their natural environment in East Africa has revealed patterns of interdependence that may shed light on the early evolution of the human species ...
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Being a ladies' man comes at a price for alpha male baboons
Energetic costs of social dominance in wild male baboons. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , 2025; 292 (2039) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1790 Cite This Page : ...