Dokumente Fakultät für Biologie und Psychologie (inkl. GAUSS) nach Gutachter "Kappeler, Peter M. Prof. Dr."
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The Social System of Guinea Baboons (Papio papio) With a Focus on Male-Male Relationships
(2013-07-26)Understanding the driving forces in human social evolution is still a major aim in anthropological and primatological research. Baboons (Papio spp.) have traditionally served as a model in this context. Originating in ... -
The social system of white-breasted mesites (Mesitornis variegata)
(2014-01-16)Animals show great diversity in their social systems, ranging from species living solitarily to species living in highly complex social groups. This variation in social systems provides the perfect setting to investigate ... -
The socio-endocrinology of female reproductive strategies in wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)
(2011-08-29)Sexual conflict is a prominent feature of animals living in multimale-multifemale groups, and drives the evolution of sex-specific reproductive strategies. Owing to divergent reproductive ... -
Variation in susceptibility to parasite infection: patterns, determinants and consequences in red-fronted lemurs
(2009-10-05)Parasites and infectious diseases represent an ecological force shaping animal social evolution. Particular attention has been paid to parasite infection as a driver of mate choice in models ... -
Visual, Olfactory, and Vocal Cues to Fecundity in Human Females
(2013-12-13)Evolutionary psychologists argue that human males have evolved preferences for certain female characteristics that signal youth and health and consider them attractive. While menstrual cycle studies demonstrated changes ... -
Vocal Communication within the Genus Chlorocebus: Insights into Mechanisms of Call Production and Call Perception
(2013-09-11)It is difficult to overestimate the influence of language in day to day life, and language is often proposed as the clearest feature to distinguish us, Homo sapiens, from all other animals. The origin of language has long ... -
Within- and between-group feeding competition in Siberut macaques (Macaca siberu) and Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)
(2014-02-26)Feeding competition remains of research interest as it affects growth, survival and reproductive success of individuals. It also limits group size and shapes the social structure of animal groups. Feeding competition is ...