Female dominance in captive red ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata rubra (Primates, Lemuridae) (CROSBI ID 162190)
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Meyer, C. ; Gallo, T. ; Schultz, Stewart T.
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Female dominance in captive red ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata rubra (Primates, Lemuridae)
We found striking female dominance in nearly every interaction observed, regard- less of the social context. Out of the total of 25 intersexual conflicts observed outside a feeding context during focal animal sampling, 24 or 96% were decided. Every decided conflict (n = 24) was won by female red ruffed lemurs, i.e. in 100% of the decided cases females showed unambiguous dominant behavior towards their male opponents. These results were highly significant (chi square = 22.04, d.f. = 1, p < 0.01). No agonistic interaction with female submissive behavior was detected.
female dominance; feeding priority; agonistic interactions; Lemuridae; Varecia variegata rubra
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