In the first study conducted on a monogamous neotropical primate, the titi monkey
Callicebus moloch, Mason [1] already touched on the topics and problems to be dealt with in …

It is widely assumed that overt behaviour of sexually mature males in primate social groups
is directly linked to paternity of any offspring that are born. This assumption underlies certain …

Animal mating systems are diverse and complex; a number of authors have attempted to
classify these systems and to explain their evolutionary bases, for example, in birds,'insects …

Empathy probably guides most hypotheses about social behaviour (Hrdy, 1986), or at least
the amount of attention given to particular problems. For several decades now, behavioural …

TOWARDS A NEW THEORY ON THE ORIGIN OF THE FAMILY: SOME HYPOTHESES ON
MONOGAMY, POLYGYNY, INCEST TABOO, EXOGAMY, AND GENETIC ALTRUISM …

The evolution of primate monogamy is described as an ordered sequence of choices by
generalized, hypothetical females and males. Females first choose whether or not to …

A traditional view of multi-male primate groups has held that males provide relatively little
direct care to infants, possibly as a result of low confidence of paternity associated with a …

The aim of this review is to present a coherent explanation of the ultimate causation and the
evolution of primary social systems. The explanation is based on the assumption that social …

Researchers propose hypotheses for the occurrence of monogamy as a social system in
primates based on the assumption that there are a group of primates, including humans …

The effects of social dominance on male mating behavior and paternity in a troop of rhesus
monkeys (macaca mulatta) were examined. A wild‐caught troop of monkeys, captured in …