A. Baniel

Sexual coercion in a natural mandrill population

The paper examines sexual coercion in wild mandrills, finding that male aggression targets receptive females, inflicts costs, and increases long-term mating success, with high-ranking females most targeted and high-ranking males most coercive.

Maternal effects on early-life gut microbiome maturation in a wild nonhuman primate

This study examines how maternal effects influence gut microbiome maturation in wild gelada infants during their first three years, showing differences in microbial composition between infants of first-time and experienced mothers.

Early life gut microbiome dynamics mediate maternal effects of infant growth in vervet monkeys

This study shows that early life gut microbiome dynamics, particularly reduced alpha diversity and B. fragilis abundance, mediate maternal parity effects on infant growth in vervet monkeys.

Evolutionary determinants of non-seasonal breeding in wild chacma baboons

This study identifies reproductive competition as a key factor driving non-seasonal breeding in chacma baboons, showing how social dynamics influence reproductive timing and population-level seasonality.

Breeding seasonality generates reproductive trade-offs in a long-lived mammal

The paper examines reproductive trade-offs in wild chacma baboons by analyzing birth timing effects on offspring survival and maternal interbirth intervals, revealing an adaptive conflict between current and future reproduction.