Cited 21 times since 2013 (1.8 per year) source: EuropePMC Evolutionary anthropology, Volume 22, Issue 5, 1 1 2013, Pages 202-212 The evolution of the patterning of human lactation: a comparative perspective. Van Noordwijk MA, Kuzawa CW, Van Schaik CP
Some four decades ago, Jeanne Altmann started her detailed field studies of baboon mothers and their infants with a focus on the behavioral ecology of maternal reproductive investment. Around the same time, Sarah Hrdy studied langur mothers and their infants, focusing on the influence of the social environment on a female's reproductive options and decisions. Their pioneering work has inspired many subsequent studies of female primate reproduction in its natural context and shaped our own work on primate mothers.
