The Goldilocks Effect: Female geladas in mid-sized groups have higher fitness
E. Tinsley Johnson, J. Feder, T. J. Bergman, A. Lu, N. Snyder-Mackler, J. C. Beehner
The paper shows that female geladas in mid-sized groups have higher fitness due to lower infant mortality and infanticide from immigrant males.
bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology