McFarland, RichardMurphy, DerekLusseau, DavidHenzi, S PeterParker, Jessica L.Pollet, ThomasBarrett, Louise2018-03-022018-03-022017-04McFarland, R, Murphy, D, Lusseau, D, Henzi, S P, Parker, J L, Pollet, T & Barrett, L 2017, 'The ‘strength of weak ties’ among female baboons : fitness-related benefits of social bonds', Animal Behaviour, vol. 126, pp. 101-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.02.0020003-3472ORCID: /0000-0003-1245-3747/work/48593627ORCID: /0000-0003-1245-3747/work/48593961http://hdl.handle.net/2164/10120Thanks to Cape Nature Conservation for permission to work at De Hoop, and to all the graduate students and field assistants who contributed to our long-term data-base. LB was supported by NSERC Canada Research Chair and Discovery Programs; SPH was supported by the NRF (South Africa) and NSERC Discovery Grants during the writing of this manuscript. We are grateful to one anonymous reviewer and, in particular, Lauren Brent for invaluable feedback on earlier drafts of our manuscript.62166186engbaboonsdominance rankfitnessreproductionsociabilitysurvivalQH301 BiologyQH301Journal article10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.02.002126