Revue de primatologie, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
The conflict of evolutionary interests between the sexes is commonly imprinted in social dynamics and physical asymmetries sexes. In species that live polygynandrous groups, male-biased sexual size dimorphism often allows males to socially dominate sexually coerce females. Yet, smaller female might allow females escape from philopatry promote female-female support allowing resist or retaliate against males. study such intersexual conflicts highly relevant mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) as they form large groups exhibit extreme ornaments, higher integration than males, coalitions set up Mandrillus Project over a decade ago has offered unique opportunity relationships their natural habitat. Here, I present synthesis some recent studies used long-term behavioural life-history dataset documented patterns coercion dominance mandrills. These show male are generally dominant use increase mating success. However, bonds permit occasionally outrank certain Finally, surprisingly, higher-ranking more integrated receive rates coercion, highlighting need for future research shed light on trade-offs costs benefits mandrill sociality.
Язык: Английский