ANTHR-140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Colobinae, Estrous Cycle, Social Intelligence
22 Dec 2020
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Social systems overview: solitary, pair-bonded, one-female, multi-male groups, one-male, multi-female group, multi-male, multi-female groups, fission-fusion, solitary. Males forage alone; females with dependent offspring. Male territory overlaps that of several females. Maintain contact mainly through vocal and/or olfactory communication. One male, one female and dependent offspring. Many nwm (titi monkeys, owl monkeys, some marmosets and tamarins), many gibbons and siamangs: one female, multi-male groups. One adult female, more than one adult male and dependent offspring. Dominant female suppresses the reproduction of any subordinate females (aggression and/or pheromones) Some or all of the individuals in these groups participate in offspring care (cooperative breeding) Only in some marmosets and tamarin: one-male, multi-female. An adult male, several (to many) adult females, and offspring. Females usually related (males joins a female philopatric group) Males not in social group live alone or in bachelor groups. Most colobine monkeys, most guenons, patas monkeys, howler monkeys, and some gorillas: multi-male, multi-female.
