Male intrasexual aggression and partial dominance of females over males in vervet monkeys

REDIRECTED AGGRESSION AND RECONCILIATION AMONG VERVET MONKEYS, CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS by

The data gathered by human observers studying the behavior of nonhuman primates often reveal a social structure of apparently striking complexity. Social groups are composed of a number of different families of different dominance ranks, each of which both competes and cooperates with other families in the group. It is often difficult for the observer to imagine that the monkeys could function ...

Life history of aggression: effects of age and sexual experience on male aggression towards males and females

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.10.022 0003-3472/© 2016 The Association for the Study of A Aggression is a prominent behaviour well studied in a large variety of animals, but it has not been well integrated within life history research. To address this shortcoming, we conducted a series of experiments simultaneously quantifying the effects of age and sexual experience on the use of agg...

Costs and Benefits of Intrasexual Aggression in Females : an Experimental Approach

Costs and Benefits of Intrasexual Aggression in Females: an Experimental Approach by Kimberly A. Rosvall Department of Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Stephen Nowicki, Supervisor ___________________________ Susan Alberts ___________________________ Sonke Johnsen ___________________________ Will Wilson ___________________________ Greg Wr...

Do human females use indirect aggression as an intrasexual competition strategy?

Indirect aggression includes behaviours such as criticizing a competitor's appearance, spreading rumours about a person's sexual behaviour and social exclusion. Human females have a particular proclivity for using indirect aggression, which is typically directed at other females, especially attractive and sexually available females, in the context of intrasexual competition for mates. Indirect ...

Adolescent Males and Females the Myth of the Alpha Male: a New Look at Dominance-related Beliefs and Behaviors Among