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An incorrect version of this paper was published. The article was republished on November 11, 2016 to provide the correct version. Please download this article again to view the corrected PDF. Citation: Wooddell LJ, Kaburu SSK, Rosenberg KL, Meyer JS, Suomi SJ, Dettmer AM (2016) Correction: Matrilineal Behavioral and Physiological Changes following the Removal of a Non-Alpha Matriarch in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). PLoS ONE 11(11): e0167739.
In many species, the loss of alpha matriarchs is associated with a number of negative outcomes such as troop fission, eviction, wounding, and reduced vitality. However, whether the dramatic consequences of their loss are due to their role as an old experienced figure or to their alpha status remains unclear.
Studies examining hormones throughout pregnancy and lactation in women have been limited to single, or a few repeated, short-term measures of endocrine activity. Furthermore, potential differences in chronic hormonal changes across pregnancy/lactation between first-time and experienced mothers are not well understood, especially as they relate to infant development.
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