• DOI:10.1002/AJP.1350100204
Corpus ID: 83590177

Female mate choice in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus)

@article{Keddy1986FemaleMC,
  title={Female mate choice in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus)},
  author={Anne C. Keddy},
  journal={American Journal of Primatology},
  year={1986},
  volume={10}
}

Anne C. Keddy

Published 1986

Biology, Medicine

American Journal of Primatology

Female mate choice was examined in a captive group of vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus). Male‐female interactions were examined under both dyadic and group conditions to determine whether females mate with different males under the two conditions. Results showed that all females preferred to mate with the alpha male under both dyadic and group conditions. Alpha females, however, were more successful than subordinate females in rejecting the sexual solicitations of subordinate… CONTINUE READING

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