Territorial Conflict May Explain Male Primates’ Large Size
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Male Primates' Larger Size Linked to Rival Group Pressure, Not Just Intra-Group Competition
Archyde Recent evolutionary research suggests that sexual dimorphism in male primates—the significant size difference between males and females—is driven largely by inter-group territorial conflict. This external pressure from rival groups, rather ... Read More The post Male Primates’ Larger Size Linked to Rival Group Pressure, Not Just Intra-Group Competition appeared first on Archyde.
It's a nasty monkey game, the monkey has grown. Territorial tension can be at the origin of the size of the male primates. In many primates species, males have evolved to become larger than their female counterparts, a disparity generally attributed to the competition between socially related males to gain access to [...]
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