Female chimpanzees use copulation calls flexibly to prevent social competition
Female chimpanzees use copulation calls flexibly to prevent social competition
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The adaptive function of copulation calls in female primates has been debated for years. One influential idea is that copulation calls are a sexually selected trait, which enables females to advertise their receptive state to males. Male-male competition ensues and females benefit by getting better mating partners and higher quality offspring. We a...
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Female chimpanzees use copulation calls flexibly to prevent social competition
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1312291098
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1312291098
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0002431
