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Inbreeding depression in non-human primates: a historical review of methods used and empirical data by Charpentier, M.J.E., Widdig, A., Alberts, S.C.

“…Offspring born to related parents may show reduced fitness due to inbreeding depression. Although evidence of inbreeding depression has accumulated for a…”
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Consequences of group fission for the patterns of relatedness among rhesus macaques by WIDDIG, A, NÜRNBERG, P, BERCOVITCH, F.B, TREFILOV, A, BERARD, J.B, KESSLER, M.J, SCHMIDTKE, J, STREICH, W.J, KRAWCZAK, M

“…When mammalian social groups exceed their optimal size, they often tend to split. In view of the potential evolutionary benefits, it should be more…”
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Increased reproductive success of MHC class II heterozygous males among free-ranging rhesus macaques by SAUERMANN, Ulrike, NÜRNBERG, Peter, BERCOVITCH, Fred B, BERARD, John D, TREFILOV, Andrea, WIDDIG, Anja, KESSLER, Matt, SCHMIDTKE, Jörg, KRAWCZAK, Michael

“…Gene conversion and balancing selection have been invoked to explain the ubiquitous diversity of the antigen-presenting proteins encoded in the vertebrate…”
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Variance in male lifetime reproductive success and estimation of the degree of polygyny in a primate by Dubuc, Constance, Ruiz-Lambides, Angelina, Widdig, Anja

“…The degree of polygyny is predicted to influence the strength of direct male-male competition, leading to a high variance in male lifetime reproductive success…”
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Paternity assessment in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta): Multilocus DNA fingerprinting and PCR marker typing by Nürnberg, P., Sauermann, U., Kayser, M., Lanfer, C., Manz, E., Widdig, A., Berard, J., Bercovitch, F. B., Kessler, M., Schmidtke, J., Krawczak, M.

“…Establishing kinship relations in primates using modern molecular genetic techniques has enhanced the ability to scrutinize a number of fundamental biological…”
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A longitudinal analysis of reproductive skew in male rhesus macaques by Widdig, Anja, Bercovitch, Fred B., Jürgen Streich, Wolf, Sauermann, Ulrike, Nürnberg, Peter, Krawczak, Michael

“…One of the basic tenets of sexual selection is that male reproductive success should be large in polygynous species. Here, we analysed 6 years of molecular…”
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Paternal Relatedness and Age Proximity Regulate Social Relationships among Adult Female Rhesus Macaques by Widdig, Anja, Nürnberg, Peter, Krawczak, Michael, Streich, Wolf Jürgen, Bercovitch, Fred B.

“…Kin selection promotes the evolution of social behavior that increases the survival and reproductive success of close relatives. Among primates, maternal…”
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Maternal Investment in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta): Reproductive Costs and Consequences of Raising Sons by Bercovitch, Fred B., Widdig, Anja, Nürnberg, Peter

“…Maternal investment in offspring is expected to vary according to offspring sex when the reproductive success of the progeny is a function of differential…”
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Male Reproductive Timing in Rhesus Macaques Is Influenced by the 5HTTLPR Promoter Polymorphism of the Serotonin Transporter Gene by KRAWCZAK, Michael, TREFILOV, Andrea, BERARD, John, BERCOVITCH, Fred, KESSLER, Matthew, SAUERMANN, Ulrike, CROUCHER, Peter, NÜRNBERG, Peter, WIDDIG, Anja, SCHMIDTKE, Jörg

“…The 5HTTLPR polymorphism in the promoter region of the human serotonin transporter ( SLC6A4 ) gene is known to be associated with various stress-related…”
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Affiliation and aggression among adult female rhesus macaques: a genetic analysis of paternal cohorts by Widdig, Anja, Nürnberg, Peter, Krawczak, Michael, Streich, Wolf Jürgen, Bercovitch, Fred

“…Kin selection promotes the evolution of social behaviour that increases the survival and reproductive success of close relatives. One prerequisite for kin…”
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Coalition formation among male Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) by Widdig, Anja, Streich, Wolf Jürgen, Tembrock, Günter

“…A coalition is formed when one animal intervenes in an ongoing conflict between two parties to support one side. Since support of one party is also an act…”
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Multiple sirehood in free-ranging twin rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) by Bercovitch, Fred B., Widdig, Anja, Berard, John D., Nürnberg, Peter, Kessler, Matt J., Schmidtke, Jörg, Trefilov, Andrea, Krawczak, Michael

“…Rhesus macaque females regularly copulate with a number of partners, and produce a single offspring per reproductive cycle in over 99% of cases. We used…”
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Febantel, a new broad-spectrum anthelminthic by Wollweber, H, Kölling, H, Widdig, A, Thomas, H, Schulz, H P, Mürmann, P

“…N-(2-[2,3-Bis-(methoxycarbonyl)-guanidino]-5-(phenylthio)-phenyl)-2-methoxyacetamide (febantel, Rintal) is a new compound which is highly active against…”
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A longitudinal study of age-specific reproductive output and body condition among male rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta by Bercovitch, Fred B, Widdig, Anja, Trefilov, Andrea, Kessler, Matt J, Berard, John D, Schmidtke, Jörg, Nürnberg, Peter, Krawczak, Michael

“…In many mammalian species, male reproductive success appears to climb sharply at young adulthood, form a brief plateau during prime ages, and decline among…”
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2-(Guanidino)-anilides and related compounds. Synthesis and anthelmintic effect. 3. Anthelmintics by Wollweber, H, Kölling, H, Niemers, E, Widdig, A, Andrews, P, Schulz, H P, Thomas, H

“…Anilides bearing a guanidino, thioallophanato, isothioallophanato or amidino group in the ortho position were synthesised (6) for investigations of their…”
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