ANTH-A 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Intentionality, Shoulder Joint
Document Summary
Dominance rank no guarantee of reproductive success. Affliative behavior: improves changes of consorthsips, aging gracefully, lower stress hormones. Females stressed both by external predation tank, and male-male competition. Male-male competition can lead to episodes of infanticide. Females connection with other males and females lowers stress levels. Different social costs and benefits for males and females. Females- troop life avoids predation, access to mates not problematic, status stable- less stress, high costs of production, focus on food and friends. Males- vigilant, mate competition costly, status competition costly, larger body and higher activity, level require more food, social skills can reduce stress and improve reproductive success. Social brains- know individuals, remember interactions, intentionality. Endangers: habitat loss, bio-medical research, souvenirs, bush-meat.
