Rates of agonism among female primates: a cross-taxon perspective

It has long been thought that female-female aggression in primates is higher in species that primarily eat fruits than in those that feed more on leaves or insects. Here we test this hypothesis with data from 23 primate species, and show that primates that eat more fruits do not engage in more aggre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wheeler, Brandon C., Scarry, Clara J., Koenig, Andreas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796709/