Maternal condition and maternal investment during lactation in mantled howler monkeys.

Pedro Américo D DiasBeatriz Cano-HuertesAlejandro Coyohua-FuentesDavid Roberto Chavira-RamírezDomingo Canales-EspinosaAriadna Rangel-Negrín

Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2019)

These results converge with previous theoretical and empirical studies on this topic and contribute to the growing evidence that nonhuman primate mothers allocate maternal care based on their current condition to maximize lifetime reproductive success.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
palliative care
gestational age
weight gain
human milk
pain management
preterm infants
low birth weight