To understand the evolutionary forces that have shaped primate lactation strategies, it is
important to understand the proximate mechanisms of milk synthesis and their ecological …

Lactation represents the greatest postnatal energetic expenditure for human and non‐
human primate females, and the ability to sustain the costs of lactation is influenced by a …

Objectives: There is increasing evidence that breastfeeding has long‐term effects on
offspring biology and health, which has heightened interest in understanding the extent of …

Lactation represents the greatest postnatal energetic expenditure for mammalian mothers,
and a mother's ability to sustain the costs of lactation is influenced by her physical condition …

The second edition of this text provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the use of
nonhuman primates in biomedical research. The publication emphasizes the biology and …

One pathway by which infant mammals gain information about their environment is through
ingestion of milk. We assessed the relationship between stress‐induced cortisol …

Scholars have long argued that the developmental state of the human infant at birth is
unique. This volume expands that argument, pointing out that many distinctively human …

ALL FEMALE mammals provide energetic investment in their offspring in the form of
gestation and lactation. Primates stand out among mammals, however, in that the mother …

Publisher Summary This chapter summarizes the current perspectives and understanding of
reproductive function in human and nonhuman primates, including the hypothalamic …

Human and great ape milks contain a diverse array of milk oligosaccharides, but little is
known about the milk oligosaccharides of other primates, and how they differ among taxa …