The Influence of Infant Care Costs on Cooperative Infant Care Behaviour in Tamarin Monkeys

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Title
The Influence of Infant Care Costs on Cooperative Infant Care Behaviour in Tamarin Monkeys
Source
ZOOL 567, 2021
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Contributor
“Cotton Top Tamarin Baby with Parent” by Eric Kilby is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Creator
Cam, Carmen
Description
Many species within the callitrichid family display a cooperative breeding system where cooperation by alloparents in infant care is prevalent. The costs of infant care is influential on the variation in this behaviour as demonstrated by the tamarin monkeys. The amount of contribution towards infant care by alloparents is determined by the costs and benefits of helping.
References
Díaz-Muñoz, S. L. (2016). Complex cooperative breeders: Using infant care costs to explain variability in callitrichine social and reproductive behavior. American Journal of Primatology, 78(3), 372–387. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22431

Erb, W. M., & Porter, L. M. (2020). Variable infant care contributions in cooperatively breeding groups of wild saddleback tamarins. American Journal of Primatology, 82(12), e2319. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23190
Date
12/01/2021
Category
Parental Care/Social Behaviour
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