ANTH 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Agonistic Behaviour, Dentition, Kin Selection
5 Nov 2017
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Primates with nails appear, and they have stricter dominance hierarchies. Those who are dominate are born to high ranking mothers (high status) o . High verse low ranking - low ranking are last in line for food vast majority are in the middle, and the high-ranking control everything. Can be separate alpha"s. sisters and brothers of the alpha tend to get more. Low ranking animal will snatch the banana and a high-ranking animal will walk over and expect it to be handed to them. Affiliated behaviour is protecting the troop, grooming, higher ranking ones get groomed by others. Affiliation is bonding behaviour- it is how you gain dominance. o o . Alliances is friendship become a friend by grooming higher ranking, look after their kids (alloparenting- the vervet and snow monkey example), Agonistic you show aggression for the purpose of survival, o . Male male competition there is always competition for mating. o o .
