Mechanisms of equality and inequality in mammalian societies

JE Smith, B Natterson-Horowitz… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The extent of (in) equality is highly diverse across species of social mammals, but we have a
poor understanding of the factors that produce or inhibit equitable social organizations …

Why bonobos show a high reproductive skew towards high-ranking males: analyses for association and mating patterns concerning female sexual states

T Yokoyama, T Furuichi - Primates, 2022 - Springer
Among non-human primates, male dominance rank is not necessarily a good indicator of
mating success, and relationships between male dominance rank and mating or …

Sex differences in cooperative coalitions: a mammalian perspective

JE Smith, AV Jaeggi… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In group-living species, cooperative tactics can offset asymmetries in resource-holding
potential between individuals and alter the outcome of intragroup conflicts. Differences in the …

The cuckoldry conundrum

BA Scelza - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Concerns about cuckoldry are a dominant theme in evolutionary studies of mating,
frequently used to explain sex differences in reproductive strategies. However, studies in …

[HTML][HTML] Necrophilic behaviour in wild stump-tailed macaques (Macaca arctoides)

A Toyoda, A Gonçalves, T Maruhashi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Necrophilic behavior (attempted copulation with corpses) has been scarcely reported in non-
human primates, especially in the wild. Here is the first case of necrophilic behavior …

[HTML][HTML] Paternity success for resident and non-resident males and their influences on paternal sibling cohorts in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) on …

S Ishizuka, E Inoue, Y Kaji - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Reproductive success can be attributed to both resident and non-resident males in non-
human primates. However, reproductive success of non-resident males has rarely been …

Age-related reproductive effort in male chimpanzees: terminal investment or alternative tactics?

MN Muller, KH Sabbi, ME Thompson, DK Enigk… - Animal Behaviour, 2024 - Elsevier
Because senescence impairs the ability of older males to compete successfully for mates,
male reproductive strategies are expected to change with age. The terminal investment …

Macaque progressions: passing order during single-file movements reflects the social structure of a wild stump-tailed macaque group

A Toyoda, T Maruhashi, S Malaivijitnond, K Matsudaira… - Primates, 2023 - Springer
Inferring the latent structures of social organisations is a central theme in animal ecology.
Sophisticated theoretical frameworks underpin the study of various primate social systems …

Comparisons of paternity success for resident and non-resident males and their influences on paternal sibling cohorts in Japanese macaques on Shodoshima Island

S Ishizuka, E Inoue - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
In group-living mammals, reproductive success can be attributed to both resident and non-
resident males. However, the reproductive success of non-resident males has rarely been …

The influence of the social environment on strategic investment in competition

HJP Ogden - 2023 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Competitive behaviours are expected to emerge when the benefits of resource defence
outweigh the costs. The costs and benefits of resource defence are in part modulated by the …