Skip to main content

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Alberts, S. C. and Altmann, J., 2001, Immigration and hybridization patterns of yellow and anubis baboons in and around Amboseli, Kenya, Am. J. Primatol. 53:139–154.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Alberts, S. C., Altmann, J., 2002, Matrix models for primate life history analysis, in: Primate Life Histories and Socioecology, P. M. Kappeler, and M. E. Pereira, eds., University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 66–102.

    Google Scholar 

  • Altmann, S. A., 1998, Foraging for Survival: Yearling Baboons in Africa, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

    Google Scholar 

  • Altmann, J., Altmann, S. A., and Hausfater, G., 1978, Primate infant’s effects on mother’s future reproduction, Science 201:1028–1030.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Altmann, J., Hausfater, G., and Altmann, S., 1988, Determinants of reproductive success in savannah baboons, Papio cynocephalus, in: Reproductive Success: Studies of Individual Variation in Contrasting Breeding Systems, T. H. Clutton-Brock, ed., University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 403–418.

    Google Scholar 

  • Boese, G. K., 1975, Social behavior and ecological considerations of west African baboons (Papio papio), in: Socioecology and Psychology of Primates, Tuttle R. H., ed., Mouton, The Hague, pp. 205–230.

    Google Scholar 

  • Charlesworth, B., 1994, Evolution in Age-Structured Populations, Cambridge University Press, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Darwin, C. R., 1871, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, Princeton University Press, Princeton. Facsimile of First Edition.

    Google Scholar 

  • Disotell, T. R., 1994, Generic level relationships of the Papionini (Cercopithecoidea), Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 94:47–57.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Disotell, T. R., 2000, Molecular systematics of the Cercopithecidae, in: Old World Monkeys, P. F. Whitehead, and C. J. Jolly, eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 29–56.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fisher, R. A., 1930, The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection, Clarendon Press, Oxford.

    Google Scholar 

  • Frost, S. R., Marcus, L. F., Bookstein, F. L., Reddy, D. P., and Delson, E. (2003) Cranial allometry, phylogeography, and systematics of large-bodied papionins (Primates: Cercopithecinae) inferred from geometric morphometric analysis of landmark data, Anat. Rec. 275A:1048–1072.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Garber, P. A., and Leigh, S. R., 1997, Ontogenetic variation in small-bodied New World primates: Implications for patterns of reproduction and infant care, Folia Primatologica 68:1–22.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Groves, C. P., 1993, Order primates, in: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, D. E. Wilson, and D. M. Reeder, eds., Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, pp. 243–277.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hughes, K. A., and Burleson, M. H., 2000, Evolutionary causes of genetic variation in fertility and other fitness components, in: Genetic Influences on Human Fertility and Sexuality, J. L. Rodgers, D. C. Rowe, and W. B. Miller, eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, pp. 7–33.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jarman, P. J., 1983, Mating systems and sexual dimorphism in large terrestrial mammalian herbivores, Biol. Rev. 58:485–520.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jolly, C. J., 1993, Species, subspecies, and baboon systematics, in: Species, Species Concepts, and Primate Evolution, W. H. Kimbel, and L. B., Martin, eds., Plenum Press, New York, pp. 67–108.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jolly, C. J., 2003, Commentary: Cranial anatomy and baboon diversity, Anat. Rec. 275A:1043–1047.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kappeler, P. M., Pereira, M. E., and van Schaik, C. P., 2002, Primate life histories and socioecology, in: Primate Life Histories and Socioecology, P. M. Kappeler, and Pereira, M. E., eds., University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 1–24.

    Google Scholar 

  • Leigh, S. R., 1995, Socioecology and the ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism in anthropoid primates, Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 97:339–356.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Leigh, S. R., in press, Cranial ontogeny of Papio baboons (Papio hamadryas), Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. Published online 12 Dec 2005 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20319

    Google Scholar 

  • Leigh, S. R., Setchell, J. M., and Buchanan, L. S., 2005, Ontogenetic bases of canine dimorphism in anthropoid primates, Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 127:296–311.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Newman, T. K., Jolly, C. J., and Rogers, J., 2004, Mitochondrial phylogeny and systematics of baboons (Papio), Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 124:17–27.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Palombit, R. A., 2003, Male infanticide in wild Savanna baboons: Adaptive significance and intraspecific variation, in: Sexual Selection and Reproductive Competition in Primates: New Perspectives and Directions, C. B., Jones, ed., The American Society of Primatologists, Norman, OK, pp. 3–47.

    Google Scholar 

  • Palombit, R. A., Seyfarth, R. M., and Cheney, D. L., 1997, The adaptive value of “friendships” to female baboons: Experimental and observational evidence, Anim. Behav. 54:599–614.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Palombit, R. A., Cheney, D. L., Fischer, J., Johnson, S., Rendall, D., Seyfarth, R. M., and Silk, J. B., 2000, Male infanticide and defense of infants in chacma baboons. In: Infanticide by Males and Its Implications, C. P. van Schaik, and C. H. Janson, eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 123–152.

    Google Scholar 

  • Phillips-Conroy, J. E. and Jolly, C. J., 1986, Changes in the structure of the baboon hybrid zone in the Awash National Park, Ethiopia, Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 71:337–350.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Potts, R., 1996, Evolution and climate variability, Science 273:922–923.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Roff, D., 2002, Life History Evolution, Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, MA.

    Google Scholar 

  • Trivers, R. L., 1972, Parental investment and sexual selection, in: Sexual Selection and the Descent of Man, 1871–1971, Campbell, B., ed., Aldine Press, Chicago, pp. 136–179.

    Google Scholar 

  • van Noordwijk, A. J. and de Jong, G., 1986, Acquisition and allocation of resources: Their influence on variation in life history tactics, Am. Naturalist 128:137–142.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wiley, R. H., 1974, Evolution of social organization and life history patterns among grouse, Q. Rev. Biol. 49:201–226.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Williams, G. C., 1966, Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Biological Thought, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

    Google Scholar 

  • Williams-Blangero, S., Vandeberg, J. L., Blangero, J., Konigsberg, L., and Dyke, B., 1990, Genetic differentiation between baboon subspecies: Relevance for biomedical research, Am. J. Primatol. 20:67–81.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Swedell, L., Leigh, S.R. (2006). Perspectives on Reproduction and Life History in Baboons. In: Swedell, L., Leigh, S.R. (eds) Reproduction and Fitness in Baboons: Behavioral, Ecological, and Life History Perspectives. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33674-9_1

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics