Female baboons exhibit vaginal responses after mating that may affect sperm survival, with the strongest responses toward genetically similar males (IMAGE)

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Female baboons exhibit vaginal responses after mating that may affect sperm survival, with the strongest responses toward genetically similar males

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Female olive baboons exhibit post-copulatory responses to mating associated with the genetic compatibility of their mate.

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Lee Nonnamaker (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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