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Dominance rank and mating success in male primates.

Authors :
Cowlishaw, Guy
Dunbar, R. I. M.
Source :
Animal Behaviour. Jun91, Vol. 41 Issue 6, p1045. 12p. 1 Diagram, 6 Charts.
Publication Year :
1991

Abstract

Tests the criticism that correlations between domimance rank and mating success is a result of the confounding effects of age by collating mating data from 32 studies of primate behavior, totalling 75 study groups, and investigates the determinants of observed variation in the correlation coefficient values.

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Subjects :
*PRIMATES
*ANIMAL behavior
*RESEARCH
*HYPOTHESIS

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Language :
English
ISSN :
00033472
Volume :
41
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Animal Behaviour
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9301311523
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-3472(05)80642-6
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