Sexual conflict: nice guys finish last

Curr Biol. 2014 Dec 1;24(23):R1125-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.10.056. Epub 2014 Dec 1.

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¹ Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. Electronic address: memery@unm.edu.

PMID: 25465331
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.10.056

Abstract

Male chimpanzees are often aggressive towards females. A new study from Gombe National Park in Tanzania reports that persistent attacks increase a male's probability of siring offspring.

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MeSH terms

Aggression*
Animals
Female
Male
Pan troglodytes*
Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology*