Development of Mother–Infant Relationships and Infant Behavior in Wild Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni)
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A characteristic feature of primate life histories is the prolonged period of postnatal development in which newborns depend on adults, especially their mothers, for nutrition, transport, and protection, and develop social skills that enable them to become fully integrated members of society. Many researchers have focused on the development of infant nonhuman primates, attempting to identify factors that influence the ontogeny of
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