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Reproductive success of two male morphs in a free-ranging population of Bornean orangutans.
Primates; journal of primatology - 1 Mar 2018
Tajima Tomoyuki, Malim Titol P, Inoue Eiji
Abstract excerpt
The reproductive success of male primates is not always associated with dominance status. For example, even though male orangutans exhibit intra-sexual dimorphism and clear dominance relationships exist among males, previous studies have reported that both morphs are able to sire offspring. The present study aimed to compare the reproductive success of two male morphs, and to determine whether unflanged males...
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