Exam 2 Topic 7 Flashcards
Behavioral tendencies of primates
intelligent long life stages strong mother offspring bond kinship sociality
why do most primates live in groups Benefit
food more eyes inter competition mates sleeping sites Benefit greater than cost
Cost of primates in a social group
group competition
food
mates
pathogens
Polygamy
many mates
Polygyny
one male multiple females
Polyandry
many males and one female
Monogamy
1 mate
Polygynandry
every male and female has multiple partners
Solitary dispersed social system
lorises,galagos,orangutans
Polygyny,
territory overlap
Pair bonded social system
owl monkeys, gibbons
Monogamy
no sexual dimorphism
One Male group
Polygyny takeover infanticide multimale influxes Colobine monkeys, gorillas
Multi male Multi female social system
Polygynandry
male competition for estrous females
most baboons and capuchins
Fission Fusion social system
Communties
temporary forging parties
spider monkeys, chimps, bonobos
Cooperative breeding
manogamy or polyandry
paternal care
marmosets and tamarins
What happens in male mate competition
larger bodies and canines
