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Reproductive Biology of Baboons

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The Baboon in Biomedical Research

Part of the book series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects ((DIPR))

Reproduction in baboons has been well studied in both wild and captive populations. Much information is available regarding life history, social behavior, anatomy, and reproductive physiology of male and female baboons. The greatest utilization of the baboon as a biomedical model for human reproduction has involved captive females, generally colony-reared, in the study of pregnancy. However, it has been argued that the free-ranging baboon represents a unique model for studies of the effects of environmental and social factors on human reproductive success (Wasser et al., 1998).

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Honoré, E.K., Tardif, S.D. (2009). Reproductive Biology of Baboons. In: VandeBerg, J.L., Williams-Blangero, S., Tardif, S.D. (eds) The Baboon in Biomedical Research. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75991-3_5

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