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Social Bonds of Female Baboons Enhance Infant Survival
Joan B. Silk,1* Susan C. Alberts,2,4 Jeanne Altmann3,4,5 

Among nonhuman primates, females often form strong bonds with kin and other
group members. These relationships are thought to have adaptive value for
females, but direct effects of sociality on fitness have never been
demonstrated. We present 16 years of behavioral data from a well-studied
population of wild baboons, which demonstrate that sociality of adult females is
positively associated with infant survival, an important component of variation
in female lifetime fitness. The effects of sociality on infant survival are
independent of the effects of dominance rank, group membership, and
environmental conditions. Our results are consistent with the evidence that
social support has beneficial effects on human health and well-being across the
life span. For humans and other primates, sociality has adaptive value.
Source: Social Bonds of Female Baboons Enhance Infant Survival[
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/302/5648/1231 ], Joan B. Silk,
Susan C. Alberts, Jeanne Altmann, Science: 1231-1234, 03/11/14

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