Genetic ancestry predicts male-female affiliation in a natural baboon hybrid zone.

ABSTRACT: Opposite-sex social relationships are important predictors of fitness in many animals, including several group-living mammals. Consequently, understanding sources of variance in the tendency to form opposite-sex relationships is important for understanding social evolution. Genetic contributions are of particular interest due to their importance in long-term evolutionary change, but little is known about genetic effects on male-female relationships in social mammals, especially outside of the mating context. Here, we investigate the effects of genetic ancestry on male-female affiliative behaviour in a hybrid zone between the yellow baboon, Papio cynocephalus, and the anubis baboon, Papio anubis, in a population in which male-female social bonds are known predictors of life sp

SUBMITTER: Fogel AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8635413 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature