Aggressive competition between males, female-controlled polygyny and sexual monomorphism in a Malagasy primate,

Abstract The evolutionary determinants of sexual dimorphism among primates continue to be debated. This paper uses field observations of a Malagasy primate, Propithecus verreauxi, to argue that one problem underlying this debates is the unrecognized heterogeneity of mating system categories used in comparative analyses investigating the importance of sexual selection in determining sexual dimorphism. It is suggested that at least one new mating system category warrants recognition, that of female-controlled polygyny, with predictions for sexual dimorphism that are in contrast to those of male-controlled polygyny.

• Publication year

  1992

• Venue

  Journal of Human Evolution

• Publication date

  1992-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology

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  DOI 10.1016/0047-2484(92)90067-J
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