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. 2017 Jan 20;162(Suppl Suppl 63):15–31. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.23144

Table 2.

Traits associated with intra‐sexual selection in different baboon species

Species N Male body mass [kg] Sex dimorph. Rel. Test. Vol. Rel. Can. Size
P. papio 1 38 20.2 1.7 0.8 1.5
P. papio 2 7 23.5 1.7 1.4
P. hamadryas 2 34 20.8 1.8 1.4 1.6
P. hamadryas 3 N/A 19.0 1.8 1.6
P. hamadryas 4 41 16.9 1.7
P. cynocephalus 2 35 22.8 2.0 1.7 2.2
P. cynocephalus 3 N/A 17.2 1.5
P. cynocephalus 4 37 21.8 1.8
P. anubis 2 148 22.7 1.8 2.2 1.5
P. anubis 3 N/A 23.2 1.9 1.5
P. ursinus 2 N/A 1.8 1.6
P. ursinus 3 N/A 29.8 2.0 1.6

Sources: 1This study, 2Jolly and Phillips‐Conroy (2006), 3Thorén et al. (2006), 4Phillips‐Conroy and Jolly (1981), and Smith and Jungers (1997). Sex dimorphism given as the ratio of male/female body mass. Rel. Test. Vol.: relative testicular volume [mm3/kg]; Rel. Can. Size: Ratio of Canine height/body mass [mm/kg].