Ape Society: Trading Favours
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چکیده
An alpha-male chimpanzee allots mating opportunities with receptive females in return for support from potential competitors. Although ubiquitous among humans and apparently rare among animals, exchange of one currency for another -- in this case sex for power -- may not be cognitively demanding.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007