Publications [#300078] of Leslie J. Digby

Book Sections/Chapters

1. Digby, LJ, Infanticide by female mammals: implications for the evolution of social systems, in Infanticide by Males and Its Implications, edited by C. van Schaik and C. Janson (November, 2000), pp. 423-446, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521774987
   (last updated on 2024/04/23)

   Abstract:
   Infanticide by males and its implications Male primates, carnivores and rodents sometimes kill infants that they did not sire. Infanticide by males is a relatively common phenomenon in these groups, but tends to be rare in any given species.