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... females share the same tree nest . Female foraging ranges in most nocturnal prosimians are fairly exclu- sive , but if you must share a range , better to do so with a daughter who also shares your genes . Then the two of you can keep ...
... females share the same tree nest . Female foraging ranges in most nocturnal prosimians are fairly exclu- sive , but if you must share a range , better to do so with a daughter who also shares your genes . Then the two of you can keep ...
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... female dominance ( A. M. Jolly , personal communication . ) I do not think the riddle of female dominance is solved . Ralls ( 1976 ) re- viewed the mammals in which females are larger - bodied than males . She de- cided there is no ...
... female dominance ( A. M. Jolly , personal communication . ) I do not think the riddle of female dominance is solved . Ralls ( 1976 ) re- viewed the mammals in which females are larger - bodied than males . She de- cided there is no ...
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... female for nursing . Most harem - forming primates seem to be a simpler and more straightfor- ward case . Females by and large remain with the group ; males challenge the incumbent male and fight their way in . After such a change , the ...
... female for nursing . Most harem - forming primates seem to be a simpler and more straightfor- ward case . Females by and large remain with the group ; males challenge the incumbent male and fight their way in . After such a change , the ...
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WHAT WHERE | 3 |
ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES | 34 |
FOOD AND FEEDING | 45 |
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