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Pattern of maternal circulating CRH in laboratory-housed squirrel and owl monkeys.
Authors: Michael L. Power, Lawrence E. Williams, Susan V. Gibson, Jay Schulkin, Jeanette Helfers, Eric P. Zorrilla

The placentas of humans, apes, and Old and New World monkeys all appear to synthesize the neuropeptide corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH).... [more]


Male dominance and reproductive success in wild white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) at Lomas Barbudal, Costa Rica
Authors: L. Muniz, S. Perry, J. Manson, H. Gilkenson, J. Gros-Louis and L. Vigilant

A growing body of research using genetic measures of paternity has shown that, in wild primates living in multi-male social groups, dominant males generally father more offspring than subordinates.... [more]