Same father, same face: deep-learning reveals paternally-derived signalling of kinship in a wild primate
M. J. Charpentier, M. Harte, C. Poirotte, J. Meric de Bellefon, B. Laubi, P. M. Kappeler, J. P. Renoult
The paper uses deep learning to show that facial similarity in mandrills signals paternally-derived kinship, supporting genomic imprinting as a mechanism for kin recognition.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology