Fighting between two females for a male in the hoolock gibbon

I observed fighting between two adult females for an adult male in a group of hoolock gibbons (Hylobates hoolock) during fieldwork conducted between November 1988 and December 1990 at Lawachara in the West Bhanugach Reserve Forest, Sylhet, Bangladesh. I discuss the history of the episodes and the co...

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Published in:International journal of primatology 1995-10, Vol.16 (5), p.731-737
Main Author: Ahsan, Farid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal ethology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mammalia
Primates
Primatology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Sexual behaviour
Vertebrata
Violence
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Summary:I observed fighting between two adult females for an adult male in a group of hoolock gibbons (Hylobates hoolock) during fieldwork conducted between November 1988 and December 1990 at Lawachara in the West Bhanugach Reserve Forest, Sylhet, Bangladesh. I discuss the history of the episodes and the consequences of fighting.
ISSN:0164-0291
1573-8604
DOI:10.1007/BF02735717